The center-left Labor Party of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won a second term in the federal elections in Australia, according to forecasts from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the national public broadcaster. The projection indicates that the Labor Party will secure more than 150 seats in the lower house of the 48th parliament, where the Government is formed.
This victory makes Albanese the first leader to win consecutive elections since 2004. According to ABC projections, coalition leader Peter Dutton lost his seat in northern Brisbane, amid widespread defeats for the conservative party across Australia.
On Saturday, polling stations opened at more than 7,000 voting centers nationwide, where Australian citizens over 18 years old registered in the electoral roll of the Australian Electoral Commission decided whether Albanese's center-left Labor Party would govern for a second term or if the conservative coalition of the Liberal and National Parties, led by Dutton, would prevail.
Voting in these elections is mandatory for all Australian citizens, which was an important factor in voter participation.
