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TEHRAN, October 21 - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected calls for an early election despite the likelihood of his coalition government losing its majority after a weekend by-election.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Morison's Liberal Party, the senior half of the ruling coalition, conceded defeat Saturday in a by-election for the former seat of Malcolm Turnbull, who quit politics after being deposed as Liberal leader and prime minister in an internal party vote in August.
While postal votes counted Sunday showed the result might still be in doubt, most analysts predicted victory for independent candidate Kerryn Phelps.
Although this would give the government only 75 of the 150 seats in Australia's lower house, Morrison rejected calls for an early election, vowing to work with the chamber's six independent lawmakers to ensure the government can still function.
Source: AP
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