Monday, September 14, 2015

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Malcolm Turnbull defeats Liberal party leadership vote - live.

Australian leader Tony Abbott in Malcolm Turnbull defeats Liberal party leadership vote - live.


The Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been unseated by cabinet minister Malcolm Turnbull - the man he ousted as leader of the Liberal Party in 2009.Mr Turnbull, a multi-millionaire, won a secret party vote by 54 to 44, meaning Australia will have a new prime minister. The 60-year-old resigned as the communications Minister ahead of the ballot.
In Australian politics, members of a political party can attempt to ambush a leader with a sudden request to “spill” – or declare vacant – the leadership. As in the UK, the prime minister is not directly elected by voters but is the leader of the party or coalition that can command a majority in the lower house of parliament.








Abbott had pleaded with his party colleagues not to repeat the mistakes of their Labor predecessors who, when in government, switched from Kevin Rudd to Julia Gillard in 2010 before returning Rudd to the prime ministership shortly before losing the 2013 election.

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