CANBERRA Feb 27 — Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard won a Labor Party leadership vote over former premier Kevin Rudd by 71 votes to 31 today a party official said. Gillard called the vote to stamp her authority on the party and stop Rudd’s push to regain the leadership after his sudden resignation as foreign minister last week That move followed weeks of mounting infighting between the two camps.
Gillard languishing in public opinion polls now faces a tough task to lift support for Labor and its minority government ahead of general elections scheduled for late 2013.
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Gillard languishing in public opinion polls now faces a tough task to lift support for Labor and its minority government ahead of general elections scheduled for late 2013.
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