AAP General News (Australia)
04-01-2010
POLLTAS (HOBART)
Premier DAVID BARTLETT has been confirmed as leader of the party by MP's leaving the
meeting in Hobart.
They say he'll make an announcement soon.
Mr BARTLETT is expected to announce that he'll lead the party into opposition.
The make up of the next Tasmanian assembly will be a 10-10-5 split of Liberal .. Labor
.. and Greens.
Mr BARTLETT has promised that in the event of a tie in the number of seats in a hung
parliament that because the Libs gained more votes overall then the ALP .. they should
first be allowed to try to form a government.
AAP RTV pc/dg/klw
KEYWORD: Tasmania's Labor caucus has ended its meeting to decide whether to hold onto power or yield office to the Liberals.
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