Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Conservative coalition has edged Labor in opinion polls after nine years in power.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said Australia will hold a general election on May 21, kicking off a campaign expected to be waged on cost-of-living pressures, climate change and questions of trust. and the capacity of the major parties.
Morrison brought up economic uncertainties and security threats when he announced the election on Sunday, saying it was not the time to hand power to an uncontested opposition Labor leader. witness, Anthony Albanese.
Morrison told reporters in Canberra: “Only by voting for the Liberals and Nationals at this May 21 election can you ensure a strong economy for a better future. more solid future.
The opposition Labor Party says it will provide a better economic alternative for Australians.
Morrison’s Conservative coalition beats Labor in opinion polls after nine years in power. But similarly, he fell behind the previous election in May 2019, when he won.
In an opinion piece that set the stage for the election, Morrison said despite the many challenges Australians have faced since the last election – including fires, floods and the COVID pandemic -19 – the country has endured much better than others.
“But I know our country continues to face very real challenges and many families are facing them,” he said.
He said Labor would undermine the country’s economy with higher taxes and a deficit at a time when the country has led most other countries in post-pandemic recovery.
“Now is not the time to take risks,” Morrison said on Sunday.
Labor leader Albanese stressed that the costs of food, fuel, childcare and healthcare have skyrocketed while wages have remained flat since the Conservative coalition came to power in 2013. , and said the Labor government would ease the pressure on the family budget.
“So when you cringe next time you pay your supermarket bill, remember that the Morrison government has tried to keep your pay package private,” Albanese said in an opinion piece released Saturday. .
A recent Newspaperoll survey found Labor leading the coalition between 54% and 46% on a two-party basis.
Morrison and Albanese are statistically related as prime ministers for the next three years.
Multiple surveys show the cost of living, with gasoline prices soaring since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is a major concern ahead of the election, in which voting is mandatory.
