Five Kingmakers Who May Decide Australia’s Next Government
- Turnbull may need to woo independents and micro-parties
- Saturday’s election has failed to produce a clear winner
Australia's Paliament House stands in Canberra, Australia, on Wednesday, May. 9, 2012.
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull promised voters he would deliver the stability Australians crave if he won the July 2 election.
Instead, the country faces days of uncertainty. Initial counting failed to show a clear winner between the former banker’s Liberal-National coalition and the Bill Shorten-led Labor opposition. Around three million votes still need to be counted, and it’s possible neither side will get the 76 lower-house seats needed for a majority government.