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Rudd Out?

by Bryan

Doesn’t look like even a come from behind win by the Socceroos in the World Cup would be enough to save Kevin Rudd’s job in Australia. The ABC reports that Gillard poised to defeat Rudd

Kevin Rudd is spending one last long night as Prime Minister.

Shortly after 10:15pm yesteday he announced that he had acceded to a request from his deputy Julia Gillard to spill the leadership at a ballot to be held at 9:00am AEST today.

“It’s important I believe, in the interests of the Party and the Government, for these matters to be resolved as a matter of urgency,” he said.

His supporters say the party vote is evenly poised. The Gillard camp says she had the numbers before making a single call.

He is unlikely to survive the ballot, which should install Ms Gillard as Australia’s 27th prime minister and its first female leader.

This is what happens to leaders who disappoint their party base in a parliamentary system. Even a prime minister can be ousted without a general election.

2 comments

1 Kryten42 { 06.23.10 at 8:19 pm }

Yup! Told you… Just as stupid here.

Gillard is bad. She has no experience, she’s screwed up every major project she’s had since being Deputy PM, and she only got the backing of some right leaning power brokers because they know she can be fooled into almost anything. Rudd at least was a consummate diplomat respected around the World. The Chinese especially will laugh at Gillard, and everyone else will also. I’d rather have Maggie Thatcher than Gillard. Oh well. *shrug*

I think I’ll emigrate to Mauritius or Korea. Get free unlimited Internet there. 😉

2 Bryan { 06.24.10 at 12:02 am }

Cheer up, Kryten, the Socceroos aren’t as bad as the Bleus, and Gillard isn’t Howard.

She may surprise you. She probably won’t, but there’s always a chance.

I assume that there will now be a real struggle for party leadership, and she will be considered a caretaker until the people who really want to be leader make their moves. She has to know she won’t survive the next party conference if she doesn’t do something, and those that backed her are going to have to provide votes and an agenda to stay in power.