Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Wins Reelection In Another Blow To Trump
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Just days before the election, opinion polls showed Albanese and the center-left Labor Party eking out a victory against the right-wing opposition.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emerged victorious in the country’s elections Saturday after support for the right-wing opposition dropped amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff war.
Albanese was up against the Liberal Party’s Peter Dutton, an ex-police officer.
“We didn’t do well enough during this campaign, that much is obvious tonight, and I accept full responsibility for that,” Dutton said as he conceded defeat.
Albanese the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive three-year term in 21 years, according to the AP.
Support for the opposition Liberal-National Coalition had been high prior to Trump’s return to office, in part due to anger over rising housing costs, NBC News reported. Dutton had touted policies similar to Trump’s, including pledging to reduce legal migration to Australia and slash tens of thousands of civil servant jobs.
