{"id":5249,"date":"2023-03-25T16:21:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T16:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5249"},"modified":"2023-03-25T16:21:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T16:21:57","slug":"chris-minns-elected-nsw-premier-labor-defeats-coalition-to-win-state-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/politics\/chris-minns-elected-nsw-premier-labor-defeats-coalition-to-win-state-elections\/2023\/03\/25\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Minns elected NSW Premier, Labor defeats coalition to win state elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA (Brussels Independent with ABC News and AAP) By Dr. Majid Khan -Chris<\/span> Minnes<\/span> says<\/span> New<\/span> South<\/span> Wales<\/span> “voted<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> fresh<\/span> start”<\/span> after<\/span> leading<\/span> Labor<\/span> to<\/span> victory<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> government<\/span> majority.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> prime<\/span> minister-elect<\/span> made<\/span> his<\/span> way<\/span> through<\/span> a<\/span> wavering<\/span> crowd<\/span> and<\/span> was<\/span> joined<\/span> on<\/span> stage<\/span> by<\/span> his<\/span> family<\/span> and<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Anthony<\/span> Albanese<\/span> at<\/span> his<\/span> victory<\/span> celebrations<\/span> in<\/span> Sydney.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Albanese<\/span> said<\/span> Mings<\/span> was<\/span> “a<\/span> leader<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> people-centric<\/span> vision.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Mings<\/span> said<\/span> people<\/span> in<\/span> New<\/span> South<\/span> Wales<\/span> voted<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> government<\/span> “not<\/span> just<\/span> against<\/span> it”.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“The<\/span> people<\/span> of<\/span> New<\/span> South<\/span> Wales<\/span> have<\/span> voted<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> fresh<\/span> start.<\/span> He<\/span> hailed<\/span> the<\/span> way<\/span> the<\/span> campaign<\/span> was<\/span> conducted<\/span> on<\/span> both<\/span> sides<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> “model<\/span> of<\/span> respect<\/span> and<\/span> courtesy.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“None<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> political<\/span> parties<\/span> were<\/span> hit.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“And<\/span> today<\/span> I<\/span> am<\/span> proud<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> people<\/span> of<\/span> New<\/span> South<\/span> Wales<\/span> voted<\/span> to<\/span> end<\/span> unfair<\/span> wages.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“You<\/span> voted<\/span> for<\/span> our<\/span> nurses<\/span> and<\/span> teachers.<\/span> You<\/span> voted<\/span> for<\/span> our<\/span> paramedics<\/span> and<\/span> police.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“It<\/span> cannot<\/span> be<\/span> denied<\/span> that<\/span> today’s<\/span> election<\/span> was<\/span> also<\/span> the<\/span> decisive<\/span> vote<\/span> against<\/span> privatization.<\/span> “We<\/span> know<\/span> the<\/span> challenges<\/span> are<\/span> great<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> responsibilities<\/span> are<\/span> great,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> New<\/span> South<\/span> Wales<\/span> workers<\/span> are<\/span> ready<\/span> to<\/span> come<\/span> back<\/span> and<\/span> rule<\/span> this<\/span> great<\/span> state.<\/span> Thank<\/span> you<\/span> very<\/span> much.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Mr<\/span> Minns<\/span> has<\/span> won<\/span> the<\/span> election<\/span> after<\/span> his<\/span> 12<\/span> years<\/span> of<\/span> opposition.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Labor<\/span> will<\/span> hold<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> 47<\/span> seats<\/span> in<\/span> his<\/span> 93-seat<\/span> House<\/span> of<\/span> Commons,<\/span> making<\/span> it<\/span> the<\/span> third<\/span> time<\/span> Labor<\/span> has<\/span> moved<\/span> from<\/span> opposition<\/span> to<\/span> government<\/span> in<\/span> her<\/span> state<\/span> of<\/span> NSW<\/span> after<\/span> World<\/span> War<\/span> II.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> confirmed<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> “very<\/span> clear”<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> party<\/span> needed<\/span> a<\/span> “fresh<\/span> start”<\/span> and<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> stepping<\/span> down<\/span> as<\/span> party<\/span> leader.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“I<\/span> take<\/span> full<\/span> responsibility<\/span> for<\/span> tonight’s<\/span> loss,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> also<\/span> congratulated<\/span> Minsu’s<\/span> forward-looking<\/span> campaign<\/span> for<\/span> “just<\/span> a<\/span> race<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> top.”<\/span> “A<\/span> real<\/span> battle<\/span> of<\/span> ideas,<\/span> and<\/span> politics<\/span> at<\/span> its<\/span> best.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“So<\/span> I<\/span> truly<\/span> believe,<\/span> without<\/span> a<\/span> doubt,<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> the<\/span> 47th<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> of<\/span> New<\/span> South<\/span> Wales.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Labor<\/span> won<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> nine<\/span> seats<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> coalition,<\/span> including<\/span> key<\/span> Western<\/span> Sydney<\/span> seats<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> Parramatta<\/span> and<\/span> Penrith,<\/span> as<\/span> well<\/span> as<\/span> regional<\/span> seats<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> Coast<\/span> and<\/span> Monaro.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> numbers<\/span> proved<\/span> incapable<\/span> of<\/span> forming<\/span> a<\/span> majority<\/span> government<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> coalition<\/span> government<\/span> admitted<\/span> to<\/span> losing<\/span> Liberal-held<\/span> seats<\/span> in<\/span> Parramatta<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> Coast.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>However,<\/span> some<\/span> seats<\/span> are<\/span> still<\/span> in<\/span> doubt<\/span> and<\/span> won’t<\/span> be<\/span> decided<\/span> until<\/span> next<\/span> week,<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> count<\/span> continuing<\/span> on<\/span> Monday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Labor<\/span> currently<\/span> leads<\/span> the<\/span> constituencies<\/span> of<\/span> Goulburn,<\/span> Holsworthy,<\/span> Kiama<\/span> and<\/span> Oatley,<\/span> while<\/span> Miranda,<\/span> Pittwater<\/span> and<\/span> Winston<\/span> Hills<\/span> are<\/span> Liberal<\/span> leanings.<\/span> Independent<\/span> candidates<\/span> lead<\/span> in<\/span> Wallondilly<\/span> and<\/span> Willoughby.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Former<\/span> New<\/span> South<\/span> Wales<\/span> liberal<\/span> prime<\/span> minister<\/span> Mike<\/span> Baird<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> community<\/span> was<\/span> taken<\/span> for<\/span> granted<\/span> and<\/span> Mr<\/span> Perrotett<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> hampered<\/span> by<\/span> his<\/span> own<\/span> colleagues.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“He<\/span> fought<\/span> this<\/span> fight<\/span> with<\/span> his<\/span> hands<\/span> tied<\/span> behind<\/span> his<\/span> back,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“The<\/span> Liberals<\/span> have<\/span> failed<\/span> Dom.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Att<\/span> Kean<\/span> admitted<\/span> earlier<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> evening<\/span> that<\/span> winning<\/span> a<\/span> fourth<\/span> straight<\/span> term<\/span> was<\/span> an<\/span> uphill<\/span> battle<\/span> “like<\/span> fighting<\/span> gravity”.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Here<\/span> the<\/span> cards<\/span> are<\/span> open<\/span> to<\/span> us.<\/span> It<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> Everest,”<\/span> he<\/span> told<\/span> ABC.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Transportation<\/span> Secretary<\/span> David<\/span> Elliott<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> shocked<\/span> to<\/span> lose<\/span> his<\/span> South<\/span> Coast<\/span> seat<\/span> to<\/span> Liza<\/span> Butler.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Voting<\/span> doesn’t<\/span> seem<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> keeping<\/span> up<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> new<\/span> candidate,<\/span> and<\/span> there’s<\/span> a<\/span> good<\/span> chance<\/span> he’ll<\/span> lose<\/span> it<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> big<\/span> swing.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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