The Australian Government promises to stand out after the election

Independent candidate Kerryn Phelps still has the favor of winning the vacancy left by Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Coup of State of the Liberal Party in August

The Australian government announced that it would see itself at the end of its term after suffering an electoral failure during the year. Special elections held Saturday in Sydney that are likely to cost the conservatives with their majority of a seat in parliament. Independent candidate Kerryn Phelps still has the preference to win the seat left by former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull after his ousting the coup of the liberal state of the month of August. However, new Prime Minister Scott Morrison saw a ray of hope on Sunday after Phelps' advance was reduced to 884 votes, according to the official count, as postal ballots are still counted.

"If (the gap) is as close as 100 votes, an automatic recount is triggered," Morrison said Sunday. The previous night, he had conceded his defeat, saying the result was not unexpected and that the government was paying the price for its turmoil. Treasurer and deputy leader of the Liberal Party, Josh Frydenberg, said that the government still intended to fulfill its mandate (legislative elections are scheduled for May 2019), despite the prospect that the coalition in power occupies only 75 seats in the lower house of Parliament, which has 150.

"We have already had very constructive discussions with other experts and several of them have clearly indicated that They wanted the government to badume its full mandate, "Frydenberg told Sky News. The mbadive attack on the Liberals, who controlled Wentworth with a 17.7% margin under Turnbull and who had never lost his seat before, is a blow to Morrison, who has just taken his post since two months.

Morrison had said earlier in the week that Australia was open. to move his embbady to Israel to Jerusalem, widely seen as an attempt to win the Jewish voters of Wentworth, who represent about 12.5% ​​of the electorate. Morrison denied that it was a political ploy, which seems to have had little effect.

Government support for coal and inaction in the face of climate change were the main drivers of the protest vote in Wentworth, according to an exit poll conducted by the Australian Research Institute. Some 78% of respondents said the question influenced their vote.

Polls show that Morrison is about to lose power in favor of the Labor opposition led by Bill Shorten in the general election scheduled for next year. The prime minister had warned that the loss of Wentworth would cause "unnecessary instability" by erasing the majority of a government government. "Morrison does not have much leeway, no matter who won Wentworth, and he will have to play politely shyly," said Jill Sheppard, a political badyst at Australian National University. But she added that the government could still win elections next year.

"It is absolutely time for the Liberal Party to reverse the situation, especially because the Labor Party is just as unpopular in most parts of the country," Sheppard said. she would not be surprised to see a parliament suspended, the balance of power being held by a growing number of independent independent deputies. Labor Party legislator Tony Burke ruled out any attempts to oust the government as a result of Wentworth's vote. "To get a vote of no confidence, you need 76 votes and we want to see a Labor government shorten elected at a general election," Burke told ABC television. Labor occupies 69 seats in the lower house.

While the lawmakers of the minor parties have indicated that they will not support any motion of censure likely to provoke early elections, the result of the by-elections shows that the voters are disillusioned. Internal conflicts within the ruling Liberal-National coalition government have caused political paralysis in key areas such as energy security and the fight against climate change. Phelps, a doctor and former leader of the country's highest medical organization, also said she would not support a vote of no confidence in the government.