US EditionNationals Break Away from Liberals, Ending Decades-Long Coalition
- Nationals leader David Littleproud announced on Tuesday that the party will not renew its partnership with the Liberal Party following the election.
- This decision followed talks between Littleproud and Liberal leader Sussan Ley, who emphasized negotiations on frontbench roles based on each party's size, not policy positions.
- The Nationals maintained every one of their seats in the lower house and lost just a single Senate seat, whereas the Liberals suffered a loss of twelve seats, diminishing their influence within the Coalition.
- Littleproud explained that the Nationals could not find reassurance on several matters, such as substantial investment in regional areas and the inclusion of nuclear power in the energy mix, prompting the party to take an independent stance based on principle.
- The split could reshape Australian center-right politics as the Nationals plan to pursue independent positions without Coalition constraints but remain open to future dialogue.
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Katter: Instead of one party with no direction, now we have two with no direction - www.cairnsnews.org
Member for Kennedy, Hon. Bob Katter, MHR, views the split of the LNP as an inevitable result of the failed election campaign and lack of policy and conviction of either party. “Yesterday we had one party, the LNP, with no direction. Today we have two parties with no direction,” stated Mr Katter. “Australia is in […] The post Katter: Instead of one party with no direction, now we have two with no direction appeared first on www.cairnsnews.org.
What if the Libs don't want the Nats back?
Nationals Leader David Littleproud (centre), Deputy Leader Kevin Hogan and Senate Leader Bridget McKenzie leave after speaking to the media (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) The Coalition is on a break, but the Nationals risk finding their former partner doesn’t want them back, writes LINDA BOTTERILL. In the weeks since the federal election, there’s been much speculation about the future of the Coalition agreement. In their soul-searching, it seemed poss…
Political Earthquake in Australia: Conservative Coalition Splits for the First Time in 38 Years After Recent Electoral Defeat
The last time the two parties took different directions was in 1987, after another electoral disaster that put a pause to the centuries-old relationship between Liberals and Nationals in both state and federal politics, in which they share power.
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