Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has managed to hold onto power after securing the support of independents to form a minority government.
It took 17 days to do so after a general election failed to deliver a clear winner.
Julia Gillard's Labor Party has the narrowest of margins as it forms Australia's first minority government in decades. Two independent lawmakers said onm September 7 that they would back Labor, giving it a one-seat majority in parliament.
Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor say their decision to back Labor was incredibly hard. For two-and-a-half weeks they negotiated with both major parties before choosing Ms. Gillard's left-of-center administration.
Another independent member of parliament, Bob Katter, earlier Tuesday pledged his backing to the conservative opposition.
Labor secured the support of the two independents by promising greater action on climate change and telecommunications for rural areas.
Julia Gillard's Labor Party has the narrowest of margins as it forms Australia's first minority government in decades. Two independent lawmakers said onm September 7 that they would back Labor, giving it a one-seat majority in parliament.
Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor say their decision to back Labor was incredibly hard. For two-and-a-half weeks they negotiated with both major parties before choosing Ms. Gillard's left-of-center administration.
Another independent member of parliament, Bob Katter, earlier Tuesday pledged his backing to the conservative opposition.
Labor secured the support of the two independents by promising greater action on climate change and telecommunications for rural areas.
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