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Australian prime minister concedes defeat in election

Published 05/21/2022, 09:05 AM
Updated 05/21/2022, 09:15 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attends the third leaders' debate at the Seven Network Studios during the 2022 federal election campaign, in Sydney, Australia May 11, 2022. Mick Tsikas/Pool via REUTERS

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he had conceded defeat in a national election on Saturday, saying that while vote counting was incomplete the opposition Labor party looked likely to form a government.

"Tonight I have spoken to the Leader of the Opposition and the incoming Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, and I've congratulated him on his election victory this evening," Morrison said at a televised speech in Sydney.

Morrison added that he would stand down as leader of the Liberal party.

The capitulation ends eight years and nine months in power for Morrison's conservative coalition. Morrison became prime minister in 2018 after several leadership changes.

Latest comments

What? He didn't direct his supporters to stop the proceedings? Didn't he direct the authorities to find more votes for him?
Send this useless eater cattle out to pasture
dude is no conservative and everyone knows it
Lol there is nothing conservative about how this guy handled Covid, and everything else over 8 years. Stop trying to spin it so it looks like consevatives are losing. This dude is a liberal. His policies were right in line with democrats. More misleading from our “trusted” news sources.
Wow, this nаzl finally gone with his forced vaccinations and covid camps. Now a tribunal
This will be happening all over, change of direction, not good to be in power of a country now because things plummeting
I don’t kniw anything about Australian politics… so what am I missing. The article mentions… Morrison will stand down as the Leader of the Liberal Party, But then is says…. Ends the power of Morrisons conservative coalition. What????? Those two statements contradict themselves.
Refer to your first sentence.
good riddance like i always say. useless leader.
Impact on markets on Monday?
 haha
yes, it shows markets world leadership in these times is changing.macron got lucky Europe not in recession til late 2022
Did Victor Orban get lucky too?
Impact on markets on Monday?
you will get rich!!!Buy the dip. haha
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