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Australian Election: Labor Party Still In A Firm Position

AUSTRALIA

The latest opinion poll ahead of the Australian federal election (Sat 21 May), suggests the Labor Party is on track to win 80 seats, which would give it a majority of 5 seats in parliament.

  • The latest opinion poll was commissioned by The Australian Newspaper and conducted by YouGov MRP poll, with a sample size of almost 19,000 voters.
  • At this stage, it shows the Labor Party winning 80 seats, while the Liberal/National coalition is reduced to 63 seats. The remaining seats would go to the Greens Party and Independents.
  • The results show the uphill battle faced by the incumbent coalition government to remain in power, with the election a little over a week away.
  • The polling also revealed that current Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, is on track to lose his seat in Victoria.
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