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Australia elections end with no clear winner, and a hung parliament is possible

Australia elections end with no clear winner, and a hung parliament is possible

With 77.7% of the vote, the ruling Labor Party gains 70 seats, losing its majority, and the Liberal-National Party coalition gains 72. A party needs 76 seats to take power, and it could be days before a result is known. Australia is almost certainly headed for a hung parliament after the closest election in decades saw no result returned by midnight Saturday Sydney time.

 

Hung Parliament in Britain May Mean Many Scenarios

Hung Parliament in Britain May Mean Many Scenarios

With the British vote ending in a hung Parliament for the first time since the 1970s, several possibilities could now play out.

 

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