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Karl Stefanovic Predicts Peter Dutton’s Leadership on the Line as Election Night Drama Unfolds

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Karl Stefanovic offers an insightful forecast concerning Peter Dutton’s political journey within the Liberal party, since the Opposition Leader was spotted at an election gathering during the voting tally on Saturday.

Host of Today, aged 50, thinks that if Dutton, age 54, doesn’t manage to win a surprise victory in tonight’s federal election, he may be replaced as the Leader of the Opposition.

This evening, Stefanovic expressed from the W Hotel within Brisbane’s city center that Dutton’s chances of winning were slim and virtually impossible as the vote tallies came in tonight. Furthermore, he emphasized that Dutton’s entire political career could be on the line.

‘It’s certainly the calm before the storm here at Liberal party headquarters in Brisbane,’ he said.

Peter recently made his way up to the upper level accompanied by his family, eager to catch the unfolding results of the crucial figures thereon.

This task requires a significant effort, and throughout the five-week period, he left nothing unattempted. He traversed the country extensively, traveling approximately 60,000 kilometers from one end to another, aiming to garner every potential vote.

Stefanovic added: ‘But it is a massive mountain for him to climb, there is no doubt about that.’

Stefanovic stated that Dutton required a “miracle on par with the scale of the 2019 election” when, to everyone’s surprise, Scott Morrison, as Liberal Prime Minister, managed to defeat Bill Shorten.

‘That’s exactly what they’ll need, if not more,’ Stefanovic said.

As a lifestyle expert, I must say, the sense here is palpable – it seems as though the outcome of tonight’s events could extend far beyond the leadership of our nation. If things don’t pan out as expected, there’s a distinct possibility that the mantle of leadership within the Coalition could be at stake too.

‘Let’s see how things pan out.’

According to Daily Mail Australia’s political editor, Peter van Onsele, it appears that Labor holds a strong early advantage in Tasmania.

There appears to be something intriguing unfolding in Tasmania during the initial tally, according to van Onselen. At this stage, it seems that Labor could be doing quite well in both the electoral districts of Bass and Braddon.

If the Liberals were to lose both their seats, it would effectively eliminate any hope they had of winning the election. This outcome would also signify that there wouldn’t be a single Liberal-held seat in Tasmania.

In 1993 and 2004, preliminary outcomes from Tasmania thwarted the efforts of John Hewson’s Liberal party and Mark Latham’s Labor party respectively to gain power. Essentially, these elections ended up not going in their favor.

This year, there might be a reoccurrence of past events for Dutton’s opponents. However, it’s still quite early in the game, and I want to emphasize that as the pre-election votes are cast later on, they tend to favor the Liberal party.

‘But swings to Labor in Tasmania are a concern for Liberals if the early results become a pattern.’

Antony Green from ABC observed significant shifts favoring Labor in Tasmania during the initial voting tally.

In simpler terms, there are just five Tasmanian electoral districts, and one of them is extremely loyal. If you examine the shifting voting trends, there’s a significant shift towards Labor and a substantial decrease in support for the Liberal National Party.

It appears that all voting districts are experiencing a considerable shift, indicating that this isn’t limited to a few polling stations – there seems to be some larger factor at play.

Green added that ‘only time will tell if these figures are indicative’.

Australians are anxiously awaiting the news of who will lead the nation for the next three years.

Should Anthony Albanese win the election, he would become the first prime minister to secure a second term since John Howard, who was the Liberal Party’s leader back in 2004.

Should Peter Dutton assume the leading role, it would signify the first instance since 1931 that a newly elected administration was ousted from power during its initial term.

Polls have now closed on the east coast, South Australia and the Northern Territory.

Follow Daily Mail Australia’s live coverage of the Federal Election results.

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2025-05-03 12:48

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