In Australia, newly elected Labour Party leader Anthony Albanese will be sworn in as Prime Minister tomorrow. Outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who was heading Liberal-National coalition, conceded defeat and thanked the Australian people.
Counting of Votes is still going on, and it is unclear whether Labor Party can get 76 seats to secure a majority in the 151-member lower house of parliament. If the election results in a hung parliament, Greens and independents could wield greater influence in framing the new government’s policies on the issue.
Mr Albanese, who will be heading Australia’s first Labor government in almost a decade, has vowed to take the country in a new direction, with a big shift in climate policy. Climate change has been a key concern for voters, after three years of record-breaking bushfires and flood events.
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