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With 55% of the vote counted, Labor had 72 seats and Morrison’s coalition 52
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Byron Kay and Lincoln Fest
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May 21, 2022 • 3 hours ago • 3 minutes reading • 220 comments Supporters react to election updates such as Anthony Olbanez, leader of the Labor Party of Australia. Photo by JAIMI JOY / REUTERS
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded defeat in Saturday’s election, and the opposition Labor Party had to end nearly a decade of conservative rule, possibly with the support of independents campaigning for greener policies.
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Partial results have shown that while Labor has made small profits, Morrison’s Liberal National Coalition has been punished by voters in Western Australia, especially in rich urban areas.
The Greens and a group of so-called “beer independents” who campaigned for policies of integrity, gender equality and tackling climate change have shown strong eavesdropping on voters’ anger over inaction on climate change after some of the worst floods and fires to hit Australia.
The new parliament appears to be much less skeptical of the climate than one that backed the Morrison administration on coal mining.
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“Tonight I spoke with opposition leader and new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. And I congratulated him on his election victory tonight, “Morrison said, adding that he was stepping down as leader of his party.
Speaking as he headed to his party celebrations, Albanese said he wanted to unite the country.
“I think people want to come together, to look for our common interest, to look for this sense of common purpose. I think the people have come to division, what they want is to come together as a nation, and I intend to lead that. “
As a result, Labor has so far not reached 76 of the 151 seats in the lower house needed to form a government on its own. The final results may take time, as the counting of the record number of votes by mail is over.
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With 55% of the vote counted, Labor had 72 seats and the Morrison coalition 52. The Independents and the Greens had 11, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Another 16 places remain in doubt.
Center-left Labor had a decent lead in pre-election opinion polls, although polls show the Liberal-National government narrowing the gap in the last leg of a six-week campaign.
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In one of the government’s biggest hits, treasurer Josh Friedenberg said it would be “difficult” for him to hold the long-standing Liberal chair of Kuyong in Melbourne against an independent newcomer.
Three volunteers working for the independent blue-green Monique Ryan, who challenged Friedenberg, said they joined Ryan’s campaign because they cared about the climate on behalf of their children and grandchildren.
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“For me, this election is actually encouraging,” Charlotte Forwood told Reuters with three adult children.
With the resignation of Morrison and Friedenberg likely to lose his seat, Secretary of Defense Peter Dutton – a former police officer from Queensland – formed a favorite to lead the Liberal Party.
Early returns suggest that the Greens have had to look for up to three seats in Queensland.
Green leader Adam Band, who has retained his seat in central Melbourne, said climate was a major issue for voters.
Anthony Albanez, leader of the Australian Labor Party, is addressing his supporters. Photo by JAIMI JOY / REUTERS
“He had the experience of Labor and the Liberals to bury him, and we were very clear about the need to tackle the climate by tackling coal and gas.
Morrison and Olbanese voted in Sydney after making unforeseen tours in the last two days of a campaign dominated by rising living costs, climate change and integrity.
As Labor focused on rising inflation and slow wage growth, Morrison made the country’s lowest unemployment in nearly half a century at the center of the final hours of his campaign.
(Report by Renju Jose, John Meyer and Byron Kay in Sydney and Sonali Paul in Melbourne Writing by Lincoln Fest Editing by Ross Russell, Timothy Herridge and Francis Carey)
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