On Saturday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he had conceded defeat in a national election, “while vote counting was incomplete, the opposition Labour Party looked likely to form a government”.
“Tonight, I have spoken to the Leader of the Opposition and the incoming Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, and I’ve congratulated him on his election victory this evening,” Morrison said while giving a speech in Sydney.
Morrison also said that he would stand down as leader of the Liberal party.
In 2018, Morrison became the Australian prime minister after several leadership changes, and this capitulation marks the end of eight years of rule by the conservative coalition.
Meanwhile, Albanese said that he wants to promote unity and optimism, rather than fear and division, BBC reported. He urged citizens of his country “to shape change, rather than be shaped by it”.
The Labor Party leader said that the Australian citizens could together “end the climate wars” and the country could become a superpower in renewable energy. Climate crisis was a major topic of the election campaign in the wake of recent deaths and loss of property due to bushfires and floods.
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