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Australian progressives fail in surprise election result

By Colin Wilhelm
Published May 18, 2019 3:06pm ET
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Australian progressives fail in surprise election result
Australian Labor leader Bill Shorten gestures on stage with his wife Chloe, at the Federal Labor Reception in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, May 18, 2019. Shorten has conceded defeat to Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the country's general election. Shorten made the announcement to supporters of his opposition Labor party late Saturday night in Melbourne. | (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Australian voters decided to keep their governing party in power in a surprise result on Saturday.

The country’s Labor Party, the main opposition to the governing coalition mostly made up of the center-right Liberal Party, expected to win going into the May 18 election. According to the BBC, exit polls showed Labor winning narrowly, as did polling in the lead up to the election.

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