Five findings on the election in Australia after Albanese's second victory
Five findings on the election in Australia after Albanese's second victory
In Australia there was a surprising outcome on Saturday; Not because of the winner, but because of the extent of the profit. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the center-left worker party were able to recover strongly in the surveys after a difficult year. This follows a similar trend in Canada, where the voters also turned away from the conservatives, while Donald Trump started his second term as US President.
The Trump effect is once again strengthening a left-wing government
Albanese's victory over Dutton resembles the result of the Canadian federal election last week, where the once weakened, left liberal party was victorious thanks to a popularity boom inspired by Trump. In a remarkable political comeback, the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Liberale The conservatives under Pierre Poilievre after Trump's tariffs and threats have significantly improved the previously desolate situation of the government party.
Although Australia has not experienced the same challenge of its sovereignty as Canada, the similar election results show Trump's influence on domestic policy of long-standing US allies. Critics referred to as "Temu Trump" contributed to his downfall. According to current surveys, confidence in the United States has been greatly eroded in Australia.
Despite his claim to be a “own person”, Dutton was accused of promoting a crop rhetoric and attacking migrants and the media. He tried for weeks to avoid the controversial US president, but that was not enough to convince voters in Australia of his suitability as a leader, especially in a time of global turbulence.
New age of political stability in Australia?
The result of Saturday made Albanese the first Australian prime minister for 20 years, which was re -elected, and could mark the end of the constant change of management that shaped the country's politics since the turn of the millennium. Albanese begins its second term with at least 85 seats in the 150-member lower house-a clear majority in Australia-while the liberal coalition currently has only 37 seats, as from the of the public broadcasting ABC.
In the past 18 years, there have been six different prime minister in Australia, most of which were in office for about three years, which corresponds to the frequency of the elections in Australia. However, a solid victory and a healthy majority offer Albanese the opportunity to shape the country's politics according to his ideas, which was no longer possible since John Howard from the Liberals in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Local disaster for Dutton tightens national defeat
dutton not only lost in national competition, but was also displaced from his own constituency in northeastern Queensland, in a surprising defeat against laboratory candidate Ali France. This is reminiscent of the events in Canada, where PiLievre also lost his long -standing seat in rural Ottawa.
Dutton had held the Dickson constituency for over two decades and had previously started twice against France, a former journalist and world champion in para athletics. After her victory, France honored her son Henry, who died of leukemia last year. "My son, Henry, wanted me to do that. He was convinced that I would win," France told Sky News.
cost of living and climate protection outweigh cultural struggles
The voters in Australia set their confidence in Albanese's plans to combat the high cost of living and climate change, while Dutton's ideological approach, which was inspired by Trump and at times did not include clear political proposals, was considered inadequate. Dutton described the "welcome ceremonies" for the indigenous people as "exaggerated" and spoke out against their performance at sporting events and military events.
He also claimed that Australia took up too many migrants and described public service broadcasting as “hate media”. Dutton promised to stop the “woken” culture before he later made it clear that his party had no plans to change the curriculum.
However, the voters seemed more of the concerns of living costs and climate change - two areas in which Dutton was considered strategically inadequate. While Albanese was criticized not to have done enough against the increasing living costs, he promised tax reliefs, cheaper medication, lower payments for first buyers and the construction of 1.2 million apartments for relieving apartment shortage in the coming years.
"smaller" politics is
as the son of a single mother who often speaks of his childhood in a social housing estate, Albanese has staged himself as an advocate of social mobility and a “friendly” form of politics. "My mother had a hard life and we had financial difficulties, but she taught me to always be positive and see the best in people for Australia's future," he said.
In the course of the election campaign, he often tried to distance himself from Dutton. When asked whether Trump supported his election campaign, Albanese replied that Dutton had done it himself. In his victory speech, Albanese rejected the boos in the audience when he mentioned that he spoke to Dutton. "What we do in Australia is to treat people with respect," he said under the applause of his supporters in Sydney.
Albanese did not mention Trump directly, but alluded to his influence in the campaign discussion: "We don't have to be inspired by anything. We find the inspiration here, in our values and in our people," he said.
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