The Basque region of Spain is set to swear-in its first non-nationalist government in three decades, BBC reported.
The Socialist Party (PSE) and Popular Party (PP) - rivals at national level - agreed last week to govern together.
The PSE's Patxi Lopez is set to head the Basque government. The PP's Inaki Oyarzabal said it was a "historic day" opening a "new stage" for the region.
The Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) lost office after failing to win an absolute majority in an election last month.
This enabled the PSE, which came second, and the conservative PP to lay aside their disagreements and put together an informal coalition.
Their deal will mean that the Basque region will be run by a government which fully supports it remaining part of Spain for the first time since the 1970s.
Analysts say the struggle against militant separatist group Eta is a key point in the agreement between the parties.
The incoming government has pledged to give more resources to the police to tackle the group, which has been blamed for the deaths of more than 820 people during its 40-year independence campaign.
The parties have also said they will put the Spanish and Basque languages on an equal footing to address what some say is discrimination against non-Basque speakers.
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