May 17, 2022 22:43 GMT
Australian Election: Race Tightens
AUSTRALIA
markets-real-timePolitical Market NewsPolitical RiskPolitical Risk BulletBulletMarketsFixed IncomeForeign Exchange
The latest opinion poll ahead of this Saturday's (May 21) Australian Federal election shows the incumbent coalition government gaining some ground.
- A poll conducted by Resolve Strategic for newspapers in Sydney and Melbourne showed that primary vote support for the Labor Party had dropped to 31% from 34% previously. For the incumbent Liberal/National Party coalition support rose to 34% from 33% in the last survey.
- On a two-party preferred basis, which takes into account how preferences are likely to be allocated, the Labor Party is still ahead 52% to 48% for the coalition. This has tightened though form 54% and 46% in the previous survey.
- The poll was conducted from last Thursday to yesterday and surveyed 2049 voters.
118 words