Albanese becomes 1st Australian PM to get re-elected for 2nd term in 21 yrs

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Pic/PTI

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive three-year term in 21 years. Opposition leader Peter Dutton conceded defeat in Saturday's election, saying, "We didn't do well enough during this campaign, that much is obvious tonight, and I accept full responsibility for that."

The Australian Electoral Commission's projections gave Albanese's ruling centre-left Labour Party 70 seats and the conservative opposition coalition 24 seats in the 150-seat House of Representatives, the lower chamber where parties need a majority to form governments.

Unaligned minor parties and independent candidates appeared likely to win 13 seats. Australian Broadcasting Corp's respected election analyst Antony Green predicted Labour would win 76 seats, the coalition 36 and unaligned lawmakers 13. Green said Labour would form a majority or minority government and that the coalition had no hope of forming even a minority government.

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