The leader of the Australian opposition, Peter Dutton, acknowledged his defeat in Saturday’s elections, crowning a disastrous night for his liberal party after heavy losses before the current prime minister Anthony Albanese.
The Australian Broadcasting Corp. projected that Dutton He will lose his seat of Dickson in Queensland, which he has occupied since 2001, before his opponent Labor Ali France. Dutton said he called Albanese to congratulate the Labor leader for his victory.
“We did not do it well enough during this campaign, that is evident tonight, and I accept all the responsibility for it”He told his supporters in Brisbane.
Duttona former policeman, had a difficult electoral campaign for 2025 during the last five weeks, and was forced to reverse political decisions and Excuse me for comments in which the Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto cited incorrectly.
He also had difficulty winning the voters who distanced themselves from their policies and comments that seemed to imitate those of US President Donald Trump, especially in terms of immigration and cuts to the government budget.
Dutton’s poor performance in the elections probably ends his three -year career as a party leader. According to ABC, It was projected that Albanese would win a second term, in line with recent opinion surveys.
