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| Scott Morrison to be Australian PM as Malcolm Turnbull ousted | Scott Morrison to be Australian PM as Malcolm Turnbull ousted |
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| Scott Morrison is to be Australia's new prime minister after Malcolm Turnbull was forced out by party rivals in a bruising leadership contest. | Scott Morrison is to be Australia's new prime minister after Malcolm Turnbull was forced out by party rivals in a bruising leadership contest. |
| Mr Turnbull had been under pressure from poor polling and what he described as an "insurgency" by conservative MPs. | Mr Turnbull had been under pressure from poor polling and what he described as an "insurgency" by conservative MPs. |
| Mr Morrison, the treasurer, won an internal ballot 45-40 over former Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton - who had been Mr Turnbull's most vocal threat. | Mr Morrison, the treasurer, won an internal ballot 45-40 over former Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton - who had been Mr Turnbull's most vocal threat. |
| Mr Turnbull is the fourth Australian PM in a decade to be ousted internally. | Mr Turnbull is the fourth Australian PM in a decade to be ousted internally. |
| "It has been such a privilege to be the leader of this great nation. I love Australia. I love Australians," he said on Friday. | "It has been such a privilege to be the leader of this great nation. I love Australia. I love Australians," he said on Friday. |
| Why was Turnbull forced out? | Why was Turnbull forced out? |
| With an election looming, MPs were nervous about the government's poor opinion polling and recent by-election defeats. | With an election looming, MPs were nervous about the government's poor opinion polling and recent by-election defeats. |
| Last week, a row over energy policy ignited long-existing tensions between Mr Turnbull, a moderate, and his party's conservative wing. | Last week, a row over energy policy ignited long-existing tensions between Mr Turnbull, a moderate, and his party's conservative wing. |
| Mr Dutton, a conservative, then unsuccessfully challenged Mr Turnbull on Tuesday, but his narrow defeat only stoked further discord. | Mr Dutton, a conservative, then unsuccessfully challenged Mr Turnbull on Tuesday, but his narrow defeat only stoked further discord. |
| Mr Morrison entered the race after Mr Turnbull lost key backers. After a majority of MPs called for a leadership "spill", Mr Turnbull agreed to step down. | Mr Morrison entered the race after Mr Turnbull lost key backers. After a majority of MPs called for a leadership "spill", Mr Turnbull agreed to step down. |
| Who is Morrison? | Who is Morrison? |
| Mr Morrison, a former Tourism Australia official, entered parliament in 2007 and has since held three key ministerial portfolios. | Mr Morrison, a former Tourism Australia official, entered parliament in 2007 and has since held three key ministerial portfolios. |
| How has everyone reacted? | How has everyone reacted? |
| With a mixture of bemusement, anger and sheer frustration: many have described this week as one of the most chaotic in Australian political history. | With a mixture of bemusement, anger and sheer frustration: many have described this week as one of the most chaotic in Australian political history. |
| In his final press briefing, Mr Turnbull called the week "madness" and thanked his colleagues for choosing Mr Morrison over Mr Dutton. | In his final press briefing, Mr Turnbull called the week "madness" and thanked his colleagues for choosing Mr Morrison over Mr Dutton. |
| "We have so much going for us in this country. We have to be proud of it and cherish it," he said. | "We have so much going for us in this country. We have to be proud of it and cherish it," he said. |
| Mr Morrison is yet to speak publicly. | Mr Morrison is yet to speak publicly. |
| Mr Dutton said: "My course from here is to provide absolute loyalty to Scott Morrison, and make sure we win the election." | Mr Dutton said: "My course from here is to provide absolute loyalty to Scott Morrison, and make sure we win the election." |
| Foreign Minister Julie Bishop was also in the running for the leadership, but did not make it to the final round. | Foreign Minister Julie Bishop was also in the running for the leadership, but did not make it to the final round. |
| Now the battle for forgiveness | |
| Hywel Griffith, BBC News in Canberra | |
| So Australia has its 30th prime minister, but how long before the 31st? | |
| Scott Morrison faces an enormous task not just in healing the wounds within his party, but in winning the forgiveness of the public. | |
| Many Australians have watched on exasperated, as normal government business was suspended to settle a political feud. | |
| Given that an election must be called by May, Mr Morrison's biggest challenge will be convincing the electorate that he should stay in power. | |
| If he doesn't succeed, expect yet another PM by June. | |
| Why is Australian politics so turbulent? | Why is Australian politics so turbulent? |
| The past decade has been marked by a series of leadership coups, with three other sitting prime ministers deposed by party rivals. | The past decade has been marked by a series of leadership coups, with three other sitting prime ministers deposed by party rivals. |
| Not a single leader in recent times has succeeded in serving a full term as prime minister, partly because elections come around so often - every three years. | |
| So in recent years, prime ministers unpopular in the polls - or with their colleagues - have been swiftly sacrificed from within. | |
| Under the Australian system, as in the UK, the prime minister is not directly elected by voters but is the leader of the party or coalition that can command a majority in parliament. | Under the Australian system, as in the UK, the prime minister is not directly elected by voters but is the leader of the party or coalition that can command a majority in parliament. |