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TEHRAN, Apr 07 - May 18 appears the most likely date for Australia's next election at which the conservative government faces an uphill battle to win a third three-year term.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Government sources have told media that Prime Minister Scott Morrison will not call an election on Sunday, which had been widely anticipated.
Sunday was the most likely choice if Morrison were to opt for the first of three dates available to him — May 11, May 18 and May 25. While many commentators had previously thought May 11 the most likely election date, May 18 would give the ruling coalition another week to use government money to advertise its policies and achievements.
Once an election is called, the coalition becomes a caretaker government and would need the approval of the center-left Labor Party opposition if taxpayers were to continue funding of what are described as government public information campaigns.
Morrison on Sunday defended his government's spending and accused Labor of using government coffers to pay for its own advertising while it was a caretaker administration ahead of its defeat in the 2013 election.
He gave no clue on Sunday to the election date.
"The election will be called in April and the election will be held in May," Morrison told reporters in his hometown Sydney.
"We're not doing this with any haste and we're not doing it with any delay," he added.
Source: AP
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