In the elections in Australia, after the projections, the Laburists celebrated
In Australia’s elections, the ruling Labor Prime Minister celebrated Anthony Albaneseafter nearly 40 percent of the votes counted, show the first screenings of radio service ABC Newsaccording to the French news agency AFP. In the country, about 18 million voters today have voted for the new lower home of parliament and the majority of senators.
Laburists have 70 MEPs in the 150-member parliament, which requires 76 MEPs for most. Opposition conservatives received 32 after the first screenings.
Laburists have 70 MEPs in the 150-member parliament, which requires 76 MEPs for most. The opposition conservatives received 32 of them after the first screenings. The screenings also show that Laburists are likely to win most seats, which means that they will not need a coalition to form a government, according to British BBC.
Albanese has already declared victory in the elections and promised to lead the country through the difficult period of global uncertainty. « Thanks to Australia residents for the opportunity to continue to serve the best nation in the world, » he said.
His main challenger for the premier chair Peter Dutton, meanwhile, acknowledged defeat. “I had previously called the Prime Minister and congratulated him on his success. We did not perform well enough in this campaign – this is obvious tonight and I take full responsibility for it, « he added. Dutton also lost his parliamentary seat in the elections, screenings show.
Counting Leaves Photo: Martin Keep AFP
The polls before the election indicated that a close match between Laburists of Prime Minister Albanese and opposition conservatives of his main challenger for the prime minister’s chair Peter Duttonwhich has been compared to the US President in the past Donaldom Trump. As the third party, according to polls, the Greens, who had only had only four MPs so far.
The central pre -election topics were, among other things, the rising prices of basic life supplies, a pressing housing problem, health problems, energy supply and environmental care.
The new Australian government will have to find itself in a much more unpredictable global environment, marked by Tump’s customs and trade war with China, with which Australia has strong trading ties despite its alliance with Washington.
