MELBOURNE, July 5 — A candidate from Australia's opposition claimed victory today in a close by-election seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Scott Morrison's handling of bushfires and the Covid-19 pandemic. Kristy McBain of the centre-left Labour Party claimed a narrow win over Fiona Kotvojs...
Labour Party's Kristy McBain claims a narrow win over Fiona Kotvojs of Morrison's conservative party in the electorate of Eden-Monaro, Victoria, Australia July 5, 2020. — Picture courtesy of twitter.com/ KristyMcBain
Kristy McBain of the centre-left Labour Party claimed a narrow win over Fiona Kotvojs of Morrison's conservative party in electorate of Eden-Monaro. McBain received 50.58 per cent of the votes, while Kotvojs got 49.42 per cent, according to the Australian Electoral Commission's website. Morrison's uniting management style in the Covid-19 pandemic and his decisive measures have made him the country's most popular leader in a decade.
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