Sydney.- Australia Labor, headed by the current Prime minister Anthony Albanese, They won this Saturday in the general elections, In a great comeback against the conservatives that was promoted by the concern of the voters for the influence of the US president, Donald Trump, and the rejection of Washington’s commercial policies.
Labor would get 85 benches from the 150s of Parliament, and the coalition of conservative Dutton would only add 41. Other matches would get nine, and the fate of the other 15 is not yet clear. The conservatives came to have an advantage of 27 points in the surveys on the way to the electionuntil the American tariffs and Dutton’s ideological closeness with Trump swept their chances.
Voters were called to choose from these two veterans of national political life, choosing the components of the new lower house and renewing approximately half of the Senate. Albanese, 62, prime minister since his surprising victory in the 2022 elections, promised to develop renewable energies, combat the housing crisis and increase the financing of the health system.
“We have seen the attempt to implement an American -style policy here, to divide and to face the Australians with each other, And I think that is not the Australian style, ”Albanese told the crowd at a Sydney campaign party.
“We do not need to beg, borrow or copy anywhere else. We do not seek our inspiration abroad. We find it right here, in our values and in our people, “Albanese insisted, the first leader who gets a consecutive mandate in two decades.
The prime minister also pointed out that, since the arrival of his party to power in 2022his government improved the relationship with China, which eliminated a series of commercial barriers that cost Australian Australian exporters (13,000 million US dollars) a year.
Dutton, an expolition of the 54 -year -old narcotics brigade, He campaigned to reduce immigration, combat crime and raise the prohibition of developing civil nuclear energy in Australia. Dutton reported that he called Albanese to congratulate him for his success. “It was not well enough in this campaign that is obvious tonight, and I accept all the responsibility,” he said.
Australia, a coal production giant, also had to choose between two leaders with opposite visions about Climate change and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
The Labanese Labor Government promised to turn Australia into a renewable energy superpower, despite having granted permits for new mining projects and subsidies to polluting industries. Dutton, on the other hand, proposed to build seven nuclear reactors and get away from renewable energies.
The electoral campaign was shaken since the first days by Trump’s commercial offensive, whom Dutton had described as “great thinker.”
Australia, Historical ally of the United States, is subject to US tariffs of 10% on much of its products, The “basic” rate that the White House chief imposed on most of its partners weeks ago.
“I mean, Donald Trump is crazy like a goat, and we all know it,” Alan Whitman commented, an Australian of 59 years, before voting. “And we have to walk with lead feet with that,” He added.
Albanese condemned US tariffs, considering them an act of “Economic self -destruction” and an “unworthy gesture by a friendly country.” The economy worries voters, and many Australian households have been affected by food inflation, electricity or even fuel.
So Albanian Como Dutton They have stressed their popular origins, But they failed to give the exact price of a dozen eggs in a television debate.
From abroad, reactions to electoral results began to arrive. The head of American diplomacy, Marco Rubio, He affirmed that Washington “hopes to deepen their relationship with Australia to advance our common interests and promote freedom and stability in the indopacific and globally.”
A similar message that of the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and to the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who claimed to be willing to “advance in our vision shared for peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo -Pacific.”
The Ukrainian President, Volodimir ZelenskyHe said kyiv “sincerely values the unwavering support of Australia and his position of principles to end the war with Russia.”
AFP, AP and Reuters agencies
