The Australian Prime Minister, Labor Anthony Albanese, claimed victory in the legislative elections on Saturday May 3, declaring, in a speech to his headquarters of Sydney: “Thank you to the people of Australia for the chance to continue serving the best nation in the world. »» By choosing to renew Labor in power, “The Australians have chosen optimism and determination”he added.
The public television channel, ABC, had announced its victory a few minutes before this speaking, from the first stripped bulletins. If his victory seemed assured, according to the editorial staff of ABC, the Labor camp could have to build a coalition with some of the minority political parties in Parliament.
A few minutes earlier, the conservative candidate, Peter Dutton, had recognized his defeat during a speech to his headquarters in Brisbane. “We did not do well enough during this campaign”, he conceded, adding: “Our party is fantastic and we will rebuild. »»
Such a advance of the Labor Party in the polls still seemed unthinkable, a few months ago, opinion surveys giving the conservative camp largely in the lead in front of the executive.