Australian Polls Show Tight Race for Albanese in 2025 Election

(Bloomberg) -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces the prospect of having to govern with the support of minority parties after the next election, based on new opinion polls showing his ruling Labor party is neck-and-neck with the center-right opposition.

The government is tied with the Liberal-National Coalition at 50% apiece on a two-party-preferred basis, according to a Newspoll published in the Australian newspaper on Sunday evening. A separate poll by Resolve showed Labor trailing the opposition 49% to 51%, with its primary vote falling to its lowest point yet.

The Labor government must hold an election by May 17.

Albanese has a three-seat majority in the 151-member lower house of parliament, meaning the loss of just a few Labor lawmakers would force him to turn to minor parties such as the left-wing Greens and centrist independents to secure power. As the electorate becomes increasingly fragmented and party loyalty dissipates, the outcome of the 2025 ballot is becoming harder to predict.




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