Calculation of the broadcaster ABC indicated a significant victory of the Social Democrats. So far, they have come to 85 of the 150 seats in parliament. Dutton’s coalition according to the information 41 seats and other parties nine. The distribution of 15 seats was still unclear.
“Today the Australian people voted for Australian values,” said Albanese in front of a cheering crowd. “During this time global uncertainty, Australians decided to optimize and determine.” His government will choose the “Australian Way”, Albanese said. “We are not looking for our inspiration abroad.” According to surveys, his opponent Dutton had recently cost his closeness to Trump too great.
High -ranking politicians from abroad congratulate Albanese on his election victory, including Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), who highlighted the “close” cooperation between Germany and Australia in online service X. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States was looking forward to “deepening the relationships with Australia”. The EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen commented similarly.
A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry in Beijing said that China was a “more mature, more stable and productive” partnership with the new Australian government.
The conservative top candidate Dutton meanwhile admitted his defeat. He called Albanese “to congratulate him on his success,” said Dutton. “We did not cut off well enough in this election campaign (…) and I take full responsibility for it.” According to the ABC, Dutton also lost his parliamentary seat.
Around 18.1 million Australians were asked to choose the 150 MPs in the parliament in Canberra on Saturday. Hungry voters ate “Democracy sausages” – a ritual on the election day after the voice levy, while others came to the electoral booths in bathing clothes after a morning bath.
The choice was considered trend -setting for the country’s future course. Albanese ended a decade of conservative governments in Australia three years ago.
In addition to climate policy, economic issues such as high prices and housing costs played a central role in the election campaign. Albanese announced that it is tackling the living crisis in the country and reducing the health costs of the citizens. Opposition leader Dutton in particular announced that the fuel costs are reduced by lower taxes.
Another defining election campaign topic was the dealing with the aggressive customs policy of US President Trump, who also occupied Australia with import duties in the amount of ten percent.
Dutton had called Trump, among other things, a “big thinker”. His plan to shorten the public service met with rejection – similar cuts under the leadership of US tech milliarche Elon Musk had partially led to chaos in the USA. After the imposition of tariffs by the United States, both the Dutton and Premier Albanese tightened their rhetoric against Washington.
Australia is one of the countries with the highest turnout worldwide. This is due to the election obligation that has been in effect for more than a hundred years. If you don’t go to the urn, you have to pay 20 Australian dollars (11.40 euros) – a low but effective fine.
