Australia's far-right wins lower house by-election, vows to emulate Trump to halt immigration
Australia's far-right One Nation party secured its first federal lower house seat in a by-election for the Farrer electorate, vowing to follow former US President Trump's policies to block immigration. This victory comes against a backdrop of voter concerns over rising prices, unaffordable housing, and immigration.
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(Central News Agency Sydney 10th Comprehensive Foreign Report) Australia's far-right populist party "One Nation" today achieved a historic victory in the by-election for the rural electorate of Farrer, securing its first federal lower house seat in the party's 30-year history.
One Nation vowed to work towards stopping large-scale immigration, emulating US President Donald Trump's tough deportation policies.
This election result dealt a heavy blow to the traditional conservative "Coalition," a constituency previously held by the conservative Liberal Party and its predecessors for nearly 80 years.
Amid concerns over rising prices, unaffordable housing, and doubts about immigration, One Nation candidate David Farley won 39% of the votes in the Farrer electorate in New South Wales, successfully securing the lower house by-election seat.
Official results showed that Farley's closest rival, an independent candidate, received 28% of the votes, while the conservative Liberal Party candidate garnered 12%, and the rural-based National Party secured 10%.
Immigration is a growing issue in Australia, where half of the national population of 27 million people were either born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas. Last year, thousands of people held anti-immigration protests in major Australian cities. (Compiled by: Ji Jin-ling) 1150510
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(Central News Agency Sydney 10th Comprehensive Foreign Report) Australia's far-right populist party "One Nation" today achieved a historic victory in the by-election for the rural electorate of Farrer, securing its first federal lower house seat in the party's 30-year history.
One Nation vowed to work towards stopping large-scale immigration, emulating US President Donald Trump's tough deportation policies.
This election result dealt a heavy blow to the traditional conservative "Coalition," a constituency previously held by the conservative Liberal Party and its predecessors for nearly 80 years.
Amid concerns over rising prices, unaffordable housing, and doubts about immigration, One Nation candidate David Farley won 39% of the votes in the Farrer electorate in New South Wales, successfully securing the lower house by-election seat.
Official results showed that Farley's closest rival, an independent candidate, received 28% of the votes, while the conservative Liberal Party candidate garnered 12%, and the rural-based National Party secured 10%.
Immigration is a growing issue in Australia, where half of the national population of 27 million people were either born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas. Last year, thousands of people held anti-immigration protests in major Australian cities. (Compiled by: Ji Jin-ling) 1150510
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