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

Unaligned minor parties and independent candidates appeared likely to win 13 seats.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Pic/PTI

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.

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