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Why Tony Abbott Should Be Prime Minister |
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Written by Phil Dobbie
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Saturday, 28 August 2010 15:29 |
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Simple logic dictates that the Coalition should form the next government in Australia. The Independents are having a lend of us right now. They've had their moment in the sun, now they should represent the true political leaning of their electorates, which in 3 out of 5 cases leans to the right. That means Labor has been pipped to the post, by one seat.
The balance of power in Australia rests in the hands of four Independents and one Green's party candidate. Whoever becomes Prime Minister these four (or five) will still sit on the cross benches and make their life a misery. That's unavoidable. Meantime, who will be Prime Minister?
Abbott and Gillard have tried to make their own case about why the job should be theirs. Gillard says Labor has received the most number of votes on a two party preferred basis. Abbott says the Liberals and Nationals received the most first-preference votes. Both arguments are meaningless in a political system where seats are allocated based on the political persuasion of each individual electorate. If they ignore the geography are both party leaders arguing for proportional representation? I think not.
But the issue of who should form the next government is quite easy to solve and it's all to do with preferences.
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