Preferences Deal

I don't like this political action even it might increase the Senate representative seats for Greens. This action gave a message that Green Party endorses Labor Party's policies.

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Labor, Greens seal preferences deal (updated Monday Jul 19, 2010 12:11pm AEST)

The Greens have confirmed that they have struck a preferences deal with Labor, which will affect the Senate and some key House of Representatives seats in the upcoming federal election.

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Labor Greens preference deal (wiki inf)

The Greens struck a preferences deal with Labor. Labor will direct its Senate preferences to the Greens, while the Greens will direct preferences to the ALP in more than 50 key/marginal Lower House seats. Six marginal seats have been excluded from the deal: Blair, Dawson, Gilmore, Herbert, Lindsay and Sturt.
Julia Gillard and Bob Brown both stated they were not directly involved in the deal. Bob Brown also stated that people had the right to vote as they wished, and described preference arrangements as a "necessary evil".
Senator Fiona Nash from the National Party criticised the preference deal, stating that "the Greens will be running the country if the party wins the balance of power in the Senate".

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關於澳洲大選，其實在 7 月 18 日，澳洲綠黨就已經和工黨達成合作的協議了，動作非常迅速。雖然因為澳洲的選舉制度，綠黨這樣做或許可以增加席次，但是我對於這樣為工黨政策背書的舉動，還是有所遲疑。