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Independents are kingmakers in Parliament

by moveforward on August 23, 2010

The elections are over and both Labor and Coalition parties garnered seventy-one votes each. This makes last Sunday’s elections as the closest one for Australia in the last seven decades leaving neither party the mandate of governance.

This is where the true politicking begins as Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Coalition leader have begun the horse-trading to gain the required seventy-six seats for majority. At stake art the three independents and the Greens party members that make up the remaining seats at the one hundred fifty strong Australian Parliament. [click to continue…]

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