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Labor wins Australian election; Anthony Albanese to remain PM: Projections
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's center-left Labor Party won the May 3, 2025, Australian federal election, securing a second consecutive term.
- The election occurred amid a cost of living crisis, inflation concerns, and energy policy debates that defined the campaign's key issues.
- Early vote projections indicated that Labor would secure between 70 and 76 of the 150 available seats in the House of Representatives, while the conservative coalition led by Peter Dutton was expected to win fewer seats.
- Peter Dutton acknowledged his party's poor performance and took full responsibility following the election loss, while Albanese, in his victory address, condemned divisive, American-style politics.
- The election results suggest Labor will form either a majority or minority government, with potential reliance on unaligned lawmakers, continuing Labour's governance amid economic and demographic changes.
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Anthony Albanese is on track to obtain a majority in Parliament after partial results.
The Australians gave a surprising election result on Saturday; not for who won but for the magnitude of the victory. This marks a strong recovery for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his center-left Labour party, who had been falling into the polls earlier this year, and follows a similar departure by the public from the conservatives in Canada in the early months of Donald Trump’s second presidency. While the final seats are allocated and th…
Australia’s prime minister clinches second term in remarkable comeback - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
SYDNEY — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia has won a second term, completing a stunning turnaround for his governing center-left Labor Party that trailed in the polls for months as a festering cost-of-living crisis weighed on voters.
Albanese defies ‘Incumbency Curse’ with a landslide re-election in Australia
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defied expectations and the so-called “incumbency curse” to secure a resounding second-term victory, with his centre-left Labor Party predicted to secure a landslide victory.
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