Reason Party leader says she’s in an unwinnable position against Democratic Labour’s candidate
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Fiona Patten has conceded she will be ousted from Victorian parliament’s upper house by former Labor minister Adem Somyurek, who contested the election for the conservative Democratic Labour Party.
The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is set to distribute preferences for the upper house on Tuesday, but with 3.6% of first preference-votes to Somyurek’s 4.8%, Patten says she is in an unwinnable position in the northern metropolitan region.
Continue reading…Reason Party leader says she’s in an unwinnable position against Democratic Labour’s candidateGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFiona Patten has conceded she will be ousted from Victorian parliament’s upper house by former Labor minister Adem Somyurek, who contested the election for the conservative Democratic Labour Party.The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is set to distribute preferences for the upper house on Tuesday, but with 3.6% of first preference-votes to Somyurek’s 4.8%, Patten says she is in an unwinnable position in the northern metropolitan region. Continue reading…