Melbourne: Australians started voting in general elections on Tuesday as Pope Francis’s death was campaigned. Voting stations opened for voters which will be unable to vote on May 3 for several reasons. About half of the votes will be cast before the election date.
Both prime ministers Anthony albanis And opposition leader Peter datton Outside the honor of the late Pontif, the incidents of the canceled campaign for Tuesday were canceled.
Flags were blown on half of the employees of government buildings across the country, where the 2021 census found that 20% of the population was Catholic.
Albani was raised as a Catholic, but when he was selected in 2022 by creating a secular intelligence rather than taking oath on a Bible, was chosen to take oath as Prime Minister.
Albani participated in a mass in honor of the Pope at St. Patrick Cathedral, Melbourne on Tuesday morning.
“I try not to publicly talk about my faith,” Albanis told reporters.
He said, “In this way, I think what people do, they are attracted to who they are and of course my Catholic religion is just a part.”
Albanis and Datton, who lead the Conservative Liberal Party, will meet the third television leaders of the campaign in Sydney on Tuesday in Sydney.
The fourth debate is planned on Sunday.
Datton, who was raised by a Catholic father and Protestant mother and attended an Anglican School, planned to go to a church service in Sydney.
Datton told the Australian broadcasting corp, “I don’t think it’s a day to do politics at all. I think this day is best reflected.”
“I don’t think there is a place for the body of politics today. I think it is a very different day from that,” Datton said.
Albanis’ center-left labor party is demanding a three-year term.
The government held a narrow majority of 78 out of 151 seats in the House of Representatives, where parties form administration during their first term.
The Lower Chamber will shrink in 150 seats after the election due to redistribution.
Major parties are predicting a close election result.
