Election in Australia: New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese can govern alone with a narrow majority

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

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He had announced that he wanted to make Australia a “superpower of renewables”.

Now Anthony Albanese can implement his ambitious environmental policy without the votes of other parties.

Ten days after the general election, it is now certain that the new Australian prime minister can govern in parliament with a slim majority.

After it had already become apparent on Monday that the Labor Party would win 76 of the 151 seats in the House of Commons, various media confirmed this calculation on Tuesday.

New Treasury Secretary Jim Chalmers tweeted the number "76" with a smile on his face.

Long count

The counting in some constituencies is still ongoing, so Labor could get more mandates.

Australia's voting system is complicated.

Sometimes it takes a long time before it is clear who has won the seat in a constituency.

The Social Democrats clearly won the parliamentary elections on May 21.

Labor is back in government for the first time in almost ten years.

The conservative coalition led by former Prime Minister Scott Morrison suffered a bitter defeat.

However, independent candidates and the Australian Greens were successful.

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