Australian election: Incumbent Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison lost the election, Australia will have a new prime minister

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison admitted defeat in the country’s election when he spoke in Sydney, Australia on May 21 – Photo: AFP

“I just spoke with the leader of the Labor Party and the country’s upcoming prime minister Australia – Mr. Anthony Albanese. And I congratulate him on his election victory tonight (May 21),” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.

The 54-year-old leader said Australian voters’ support for the country’s major parties had dropped in this election.

“I think about the upheaval that’s happening inside our country. I think it’s important that our country heals and moves on,” Mr. Morrison said.

In his first comments after leading Labor to victory in the federal election, Anthony Albanese said he wanted to bring Australians together. “I want to unite the country,” Mr. Albanese told reporters, also declaring victory.

Mr. Albanese said members of his proposed government would be sworn in on May 23. That would allow him to attend the summit of the leaders of the “Diamond Quadrangle” group (USA, Japan, India, Australia) in Tokyo, Japan the next day. Accompanying him will be Ms. Penny Wong, who is expected to be Australia’s new foreign minister.

On May 21, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated Anthony Albanese on becoming Australia’s new leader, and announced that the two sides would work together on trade, military relations and making the world a better place. should be “greener”.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese (centre) speaks to supporters in Sydney (Australia) on May 21, after incumbent Prime Minister and Liberal leader Scott Morrison conceded defeat in the election. The country’s general election – Photo: REUTERS

On the morning of May 21, millions of Australian voters went to the polls to elect 151 lower house seats and 40 out of 76 upper house seats of the federal parliament for a 3-year term. The party that wins the majority of seats in the House of Commons (at least 76 seats) will have the right to form a new government, and the leader of that party will become Australia’s next prime minister.

This election continues to be a fierce race between the Labor Party and the ruling Liberal-National coalition. Prime Minister Morrison admitted May 21 was a “difficult” day for his Liberal Party – the party that has ruled Australia for the past decade.

According to preliminary vote counting results on May 21, Mr. Anthony Albanese will become Australia’s 31st prime minister after Labor won 72 seats in the House of Commons, while the Liberal-National coalition lost many important seats. important to the hands of the Labor Party, the Green Party and independent candidates.

The counting of votes is still ongoing to determine if Labor can win the 76 seats to form a government on its own.