With 55 percent of the votes counted on Saturday, Labor had 72 seats, the coalition 52, while the Independents and the Greens had 11, predicts the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Another 16 places remain in doubt. The House of Representatives has 151 seats, 76 of which are needed by a majority to form a government.
Albanese told reporters he wanted to unite Australians when he made his first comments after leading his party to an election victory.
“I want to unite the country,” Mr Albanese said as he left home late Saturday night to attend the Labor Party in Sydney.
“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. “
Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated Mr Albanese, promising to work together for trade and make the world greener.
“Our countries have a long history and a bright future together,” Mr Johnson said in a statement, according to Downing Street.
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