A candidate from Australia's opposition claimed victory on Sunday in a close by-election seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Scott Morrison's handling of bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic.
FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a joint press conference held with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Admiralty House in Sydney, Australia, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/
Kristy McBain of the centre-left Labor Party claimed a narrow win over Fiona Kotvojs of Morrison’s conservative party in electorate of Eden-Monaro. McBain received 50.58% of the votes, while Kotvojs got 49.42%, 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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