Looks like Labour has won the Australian election. They're not exactly who I'd like in government, but they're better than the Liberals by a long way.
This is based on predictions from the groups covering the election, but I think they're solid enough to guess by now where things are going. They're all predicting that Labour has won ~78 seats - they need 76 to form govenment. They're mostly tipping the Liberals to have 55 or so. There's about 15 seats that are currently in doubt, some of which have had nearly no votes counted.
I'm expecting Labour to win, and will be disappointed if they don't.
For those who are confused, the Liberals are, in fact, the right-wing Australian party, and Labour are a left-wing party that arose out of worker's unions.
A group called the "Christian Democratic Party" are getting far too many votes, though. They've gotten something like 4% in some seats!
EDIT: 81 - 58 with 2 held by minor parties/independents and 9 in doubt.
Nov 24 2007, 1:27 am
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The Lazy One
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So I herd u liek ruddkipz
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I prefer Greenskips. Or the Dems, dead though they may be.
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And now Bonsai has conceded. I bask in schadenfraude.
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Conservatives are winning in the UK for longest time since the 80s or something.
Still, better the tories in power than the UK lib dems, who are laughably incompetent. | |