Australia chooses: Test for global anti-trump mood

Australia chooses: Test for global anti-trump mood

On Saturday, the Australians will hand over their final voices in a national election that is shaped by the concerns about the cost of living. This choice is observed internationally to recognize signs of a change inspired by Donald Trump in favor of conservative candidates.

competition of the parties

The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese from the laboratory party competes against Peter Dutton's Centralized Liberal Party, which promises to bring the country "back on the right course" after being in the Opposition for three years. Pre -selection surveys pointed to a lead of the laboratory party, but the Australian preference dial system and the dwindling influence of the two major parties make it difficult to predict who will provide the 150 members of the House of Representatives.

international influences

observers will then analyze the election results whether there is a counter -reaction against the conservative candidates of Australia, inspired by Donald Trump's first 100 days, in which comparisons were made to Dutton's political offers. The Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is like Australia in the G20 and in the Commonwealth and an ally of the United States, recently achieved an election victory that is widely attributed to the anti-trump mood.

The election day and special traditions

In Australia, almost half of the 18 million citizens entitled to vote made their votes before the election day. The other voters are expected to go to the polling stations to meet the mandatory voter regulations, with the risk of fines for non -appearance. On election days, the polling stations often resemble small community events that use the guaranteed customer flow by selling so-called "democracy sausages"-a sausage with sauce and maybe onions on a pane white bread. This tradition began decades ago, but has continued to organize in recent years through an online map created by volunteer, which shows where voters can find a ballot box with grill.

The race for young voters

This year, younger voters will surpass the older demographic groups for the first time, and analysts expect this to further reinforce the decline in the two-party system with more votes for smaller parties and independent. In the competition for the young voters, an intensive competition on social media has developed, which means that this election is "dramatically different" than that of the past, according to Andrea Carson, professor of political communication at La Trobe University in Melbourne.

The effects of false information

The lack of regulatory measures that ensure truthfulness in political advertisements has allowed political parties and third parties to talk about their adversaries. In many electoral districts, such as the highly contested Wentworth in the east of Sydney, there was a flood of leaflets and signs that present personal attacks against candidates. The Australian election commission said in April that it could "not regulate and have never been able to what the truth is."

environmental and climate issues in focus

In the 2022 election, the new laboratory government committed itself to Nettonull destinations and immediately began reducing carbon emissions in a country that draws a significant part of its prosperity from the promotion of fossil fuels. Despite an increased introduction of new renewable projects, the government was criticized because it also approved new coal and gas projects. The response from the liberal party to the country's energy requirements is a proposal to switch to nuclear energy, with a plan to build seven nuclear power plants in the coming decades that are to be financed by the taxpayers.

outlook on the election outcome

For the candidates who have worked for weeks to spread their message in noise competing campaigns, Saturday could become a long, tense evening. The last polling stations close at 6 p.m. on the west coast (6 a.m. ET), and the first results can be expected within a few hours - provided one of the large parties receives enough votes to win a coveted majority. In addition, voters 40 of the 76 seats in the upper house (Senate) choose and replace senators, whose six -year term ends.