Australia election Result: Anthony Albanese was elected Australian prime minister for the second time, PM Modi congratulated
Australia election Result: Anthony Albanese was elected Australian prime minister for the second time, PM Modi congratulated
Prime minister Narendra Modi congratulated Anthony Albanese on his landslide victory and on being elected prime minister of Australia once again. Prime minister Modi said he is looking forward to working with him to further deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership between india and Australia. Albanese became prime minister for the second consecutive time. Albanese has become the first person in australia to win a three-year term as prime minister for the second consecutive time.
What did PM Modi write in the congratulatory message?
Voting for the general election was held in australia on Saturday. Issues like inflation and lack of housing dominated the election. Voting started at 8 am. Earlier, postal voting had started on 22 april itself. australia is one of the few countries where voting is compulsory. In the last general election held in the year 2022, a90 percent voter turnout was recorded. prime minister Anthony Albanese was trying to get a second term. He was pitted against Conservative party leader Peter Dutton.
There are two houses in the Australian Parliament. The upper house is called the Senate and the lower house is called the house of Representatives. Like india, the leader of the party or coalition that gets a majority in the lower house becomes the Prime Minister. Voting was held today for its 150 seats.
