Australians voted Saturday to end a decade of conservative rule. However, it is not yet clear if any party has secured a majority
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison, flanked by his wife Jenny (L) and their daughter, concedes defeat in the national elections in Sydney on May 21, 2022. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday admitted defeat in national elections after a “difficult night” for his conservative government.
“Tonight I have spoken to the leader of the opposition and the incoming prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and I have congratulated him on his election victory,” Morrison said.
Australians voted Saturday to end a decade of conservative rule, media projections showed.
Labor leader Anthony Albanese is on track to win more seats than the ruling coalition, national broadcaster ABC and other media said, with half of the ballots counted.
It was not yet clear if Labor would need allies to secure a majority.
The balance of power could yet rest with a string of climate-focused independent candidates who routed Morrison’s Liberals in a string of once-safe conservative urban seats.
The so-called “teals” — mostly highly qualified women — ran on pro-environment, anti-corruption and pro-gender equality tickets.
Their success came after three years marked by a pandemic and climate-worsened bushfires, drought, and floods that upended life for millions of Australians.
“People are saying the climate crisis is something they want action on,” said an elated Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt.
With inputs from AFP
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