tipped for Liberals and Labor respectively
was sworn in as PM
four seats in the House of Reps
really
after a tight race between both the Liberal and Greens candidates.
The seats of Deakin and Gilmore remain in doubt and are .
The result comes more than a week after the election because a close race meant the Australian Electoral Commission had to count almost all the ballots in Macnamara and several other seats over the last week. When there’s a winner by a huge margin the staff don’t have to count as many because it’s obvious earlier who’s won.
Albanese after it became clear Labor would hold at least a minority government (i.e. less than half the total seats, but still more than anyone else).
Having picked up so many more seats than the Coalition, it was the clear winner on election night. But it was still possible Labor would have to negotiate with independents and minor parties to form government. Now it doesn’t have to because it holds the majority.
It’s great news for Labor, because when it introduces a bill they can be confident it’ll pass provided all Labor MPs vote with the party.
But a minority government would’ve meant Labor would have to be more willing to answer to and negotiate with, for example, the Greens.
The Greens Party is now the third biggest with and in a minority government Labor would’ve needed those four votes to help pass legislation.
But as a majority government Labor can kinda sit back a little and run the show how they want. Let’s see how this goes.
According to ABC sources, the new government will strike deals with the teals, independents and Greens to strengthen the passage of its legislation.
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