Australians vote Saturday to elect their 47th Parliament since federation in 1901 and will likely either return Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative coalition for a fourth three-year term or make opposition leader Anthony Albanese the nation’s 31st prime minister
, the leaders will have to negotiate with unaligned lawmakers to form a minority government. This has happened only once since World War II. Here are some facts about the Australian election.Australia’s political system is unusual in that voting is compulsory. Voter turnout is consistently high despite the fine for failing to vote being a token 20 Australian dollars .
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