Australia’s Labor Party to Still Ruling With A Resounding Election Victory
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese greets the crowd after giving a speech at the Labor Election Night function at Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL Club on Election Day of the 2025 federal election campaign in Sydney. Photo: EFE/EPA/LUKAS COCH
May 3, 2025 Hour: 12:52 pm
The Labor Party, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, achieved a resounding victory in Australia’s elections this Saturday, ensuring they remain in power for the next three years, while the conservative opposition has suffered a major setback amid the so-called “Trump effect.”
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“Australians have chosen to face global challenges in the Australian way, caring for each other and building the future,” said an elated and emotional Albanese during a victory speech from Marrickville, west of Sydney, one of his party’s strongholds.
With more than 70 percent of the vote counted, the Labor Party has secured 83 seats while the Liberal-National conservative coalition obtains 35 in a House of Representatives of 150.
According to projections by the public broadcaster ABC, Albanese’s Labor Party would obtain 86 seats, well above the absolute majority of 76 and the 77 they currently held, while the Liberal-National coalition would remain at 41, far from their expectations and the current 58.
The leader of the conservative coalition himself, veteran politician Peter Dutton, has lost his seat in the constituency of Dickson, in the state of Queensland, which he had held since 2001.
The Labor victory exceeds the small advantage given to them by the latest polls, which predicted a coalition or minority government.
The results dispel the idea that Australians, mainly younger ones, were going to punish bipartisanship, which meant that small parties could be decisive in the formation of the Government.
In this sense, the Greens would have lost the four seats they obtained in the previous elections.
In a historic night for Labor, Albanese addressed his euphoric base and the nation to celebrate the victory and emphasize the social policies on which he has based his campaign, very much marked by the high cost of living in the oceanic country.
The 62-year-old prime minister assured that he has won the party of all Australians “who want a fair job, fair pay for their work and the right to disconnect when they finish work” and of all those who deserve “the security of a roof over their head or dream of owning their own home.”
Author: ACJ
Source: EFE
