Ecstatic Australian conservatives bask in election glory 0 SHARES Share it! The latest incomplete projections from the Australian Electoral Commission on Sunday showed his party at five short of the 76 seats needed for a majority in parliament. Projections by national broadcaster ABC showed the coalition with 74 seats and leading in the count in four others. As awed Australian pundits declared Morrison a campaigning “legend”, US President Donald Trump got in on the act, sending a congratulatory tweet. Inside the vanquished Labor party, Shorten’s defeat and quick resignation prompted an immediate jockeying for leadership, with several party stalwarts set to throw their hats in the ring.

Source: Manila Bulletin May 19, 2019 03:11 UTC