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Australian far-right party wins first lower house seat
Key takeaways
- The far-right populist One Nation party has won its first seat in Australia's House of Representatives.
- Preliminary results showed its candidate, David Farley, was on track to win 59.1%, defeating the incumbent center-right Liberal Party by a wide margin.
- It marks the first time One Nation has won a lower house seat in the federal parliament.
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The far-right populist One Nation party has won its first seat in Australia's House of Representatives.
https://p.dw.com/p/5DWS1One Nation candidate David Farley unseated the incumbent Liberal Party Image: Hilary Wardaugh/AFPAdvertisement Australia's far-right One Nation party won a key by-election on Saturday in a rural seat that had been held by traditional conservatives for more than half a century.
Preliminary results showed its candidate, David Farley, was on track to win 59.1%, defeating the incumbent center-right Liberal Party by a wide margin.
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