Anthony Albanese: The Australian Labor Opposition elects a new leader

The Australian Labor Opposition chose Anthony Albanese as the new leader after the party was upset in the country's general election.

The previous leader, Bill Shorten, resigned on May 18, immediately after conceding elections to incumbent PM Scott Morrison.

Albanese, a former politician, was elected unopposed as his successor.

"Together, we can send our big party back to the government in three years," he said on Monday.

Labor is shocked by the elections that gave the majority to Morrison's Conservative coalition. Liberal-nationals had previously been part of a minority government.

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Last week, Albanese called the electoral loss "devastating", after months of polls that it was expected that the Labor Party would win.

The 56-year-old Sydney MP has held senior positions in previous Labor governments.

He had previously lost the last round of voting for Labor's leadership to Mr. Shorten in 2013.

Who is Anthony Albanese?

• Often known by the nickname "Albo", he belongs to the left faction of the Labor Party.
• Brought up by a single parent in social housing in Sydney before studying economics at the University of Sydney
• Worked as a member of the Labor Party political staff before entering Parliament in 1996
• One of the most experienced members of the Labor Party, he was briefly Deputy Prime Minister of Kevin Rudd in 2013.
• He has held other portfolios, including communications, infrastructure and transportation.

The challenge of work

Albanese, from the left of the party, promised a "reset" of the Labor Party's political agenda.

The party had campaigned for a comprehensive package of reforms, including climate and fiscal policy changes.

However, this did not appeal to voters, as Labor lost 1.08% of their salary nationwide.

He suffered his deepest losses in Queensland, where the party vote was reduced to six seats out of 30 possible.

Much of the post-election badysis has focused on the reduced vote of the Labor Party from its traditional labor base.

MP Joel Fitzgibbon told the media last week that the party should "rebuild support in the Australian region and among blue-collar workers."

Former party deputy Tanya Plibersek, phantom treasurer Chris Bowen and forward spokesman Jim Chalmers were also seen as potential leaders, but all pulled out of the race last week.

Ms. Plibersek stated that she would not show up for the job for family reasons.