Monday, September 6, 2010

Julia Gillard to form minority government in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s Labour party on Tuesday won the support of two king-maker independents and would be forming a minority government with their support.

Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott, the two independent lawmakers, said that they will support the Labor party, ending weeks of political instability following a hung parliament, first since 1940.

“I intend with my vote, for what it’s worth, to support the Labour Party,” Mr. Windsor told reporters in Canberra.

 

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