War 退役軍人 Labor MP マイク Kelly breaks 負かす／撃墜する in 涙／ほころびs as he 辞職するs from politics after 10 外科s for 腎臓 失敗 原因（となる）d by dehydration in Iraq and Somalia

  • 連邦の Labor MP マイク Kelly, 60, is retiring after 苦しむing from 腎臓 失敗
  • Dr Kelly, a former 陸軍大佐, said the 決定／判定勝ち（する） to stand 負かす／撃墜する was 'gut-wrenching'?
  • 補欠選挙 in ultra-ごくわずかの seat is 推定する／予想するd to be a three-cornered contest??

By Charlie Moore, Political Reporter For Daily Mail Australia

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連邦の Labor MP マイク Kelly broke 負かす／撃墜する in 涙／ほころびs as he 辞職するd from politics today.

The former army 陸軍大佐, 60, is stepping 負かす／撃墜する?予定 to health 問題／発行するs, 誘発するing a 補欠選挙 in his ultra-ごくわずかの seat of of Eden-Monaro in southern New South むちの跡s.

Mr Kelly?has been 戦う／戦いing 腎臓 失敗 which 要求するd 緊急 外科 in October and a その上の nine 手続きs.

He せいにするs his health struggles to 厳しい dehydration 苦しむd during 軍の 小旅行するs as a 兵士 and a lawyer in Bosnia, Iraq, Somalia and East Timor.?

The father-of-one, whose wife Rachelle is also 戦う／戦いing health 問題／発行するs, said the 決定／判定勝ち（する） to stand 負かす／撃墜する was 'gut-wrenching' and 井戸／弁護士席d up as he thanked his family for supporting him.?

The former army colonel, 60, has been battling kidney failure which saw him rushed to hospital for emergency surgery in October

The former army 陸軍大佐, 60, has been 戦う／戦いing 腎臓 失敗 which saw him 急ぐd to hospital for 緊急 外科 in October?

Mr Kelly (pictured in October) has been battling kidney failure which required emergency surgery in October and a further nine procedures

Mr Kelly (pictured in October) has been 戦う／戦いing 腎臓 失敗 which 要求するd 緊急 外科 in October and a その上の nine 手続きs

'There's a lot of people out there in that defence family 状況／情勢 who will understand all of those sacrifices and all of that 苦痛 that they go through.?

'And... a lot of 堅い times... through that. So thank you for your love and support,' he said.

Mr Kelly said he could not continue to be an MP because his 外科s would keep him from visiting his 選挙権を持つ／選挙人s.

'It breaks my heart to do this but it is necessary,' he said.?

Labor leader Anthony Albanese said: 'マイク Kelly is an 驚くべき／特命の／臨時の Australian, and he has brought a 広大な／多数の／重要な 取引，協定 of dignity, talent, capacity and かかわり合い to this 議会.'?

Mike Kelly (pictured during his time in army) left in the force in 2007 and became an MP

マイク Kelly (pictured during his time in army) left in the 軍隊 in 2007 and became an MP

マイク Kelly's career?

Mr Kelly was born in Adelaide and 熟考する／考慮するd 法律 at Macquarie University before joining the Australian Army in 1987.?

He served in Somalia, East Timor, Bosnia and Iraq.

Mr Kelly finished his 軍の career in 2007 with the 階級 of 陸軍大佐 as Director of Army 合法的な Services.?

He was the MP for Eden-Monaro from 2007 to 2013 and again from 2016 to now.

宣伝

The 補欠選挙 is 推定する／予想するd to be a three-cornered contest, meaning the 自由主義のs and the 国家のs both put 候補者s up against Labor and preference each other.

Labor 持つ／拘留するs the seat by a 0.9 per cent 利ざや so the 連合 will be hoping to snatch it as the 総理大臣's 投票 ratings 急に上がる on the 支援する of Australia's success at 扱うing COVID-19.?

However, Eden-Monaro 含むs the bushfire-攻撃する，衝突する town of Cobargo, whose 居住（者）s gave Mr Morrison a 敵意を持った 歓迎会 in January.

History doesn't favour the 連合 because a 連邦の 政府 has not won a seat from the 対立 in a 補欠選挙 since 1920.?

Bega 市長 Kristy McBain is likely to run for Labor while NSW 副 首相 John Barilaro is favourite for the 国家のs. He has 以前 said he would like to lead the 連邦の 国家のs.

NSW 運輸大臣 Andrew Constance and 自由主義の 上院議員 Jim Molan have been touted as possible 自由主義の Party 候補者s.

However, Mr Barilaro has said a three-cornered contest isn't in the 連合's best 利益／興味s.

Mr Barilaro says he wouldn't run against Mr Constance, and will speak with his family over the 週末 about having a 攻撃する at 連邦の politics.

Jim Molan (pictured with his daughter Erin) is a possible Liberal Party candidate for the seat

Jim Molan (pictured with his daughter Erin) is a possible 自由主義の Party 候補者 for the seat

'I can't 支配する it out, don't 支配する it in,' he told Sky News.

'Everybody's got to be honest with themselves and it will be something that I'll 重さを計る up over the next few days.'

Mr Barilaro's 明言する／公表する 選挙民 covers the Queanbeyan area, where the 大多数 of the Eden-Monaro 全住民 resides.

'If I do this, I do this knowing I could be out of politics,' he said.

自由主義の 上院議員 Jim Molan says he's considering all 選択s.

From 1972 to 2016 Eden-Monaro was considered a bellwether seat - going to the party that 勝利，勝つs 政府.

Mr Kelly, first elected in 2007 only to lose in 2013, ended the bellwether status when he won the seat in 2016 in an 選挙 that Labor didn't 勝利，勝つ.?

In the 2019 選挙, Labor won 39.2 per cent of first prefence 投票（する）s and the 自由主義のs won 37 per cent with the Greens on 8.8 per cent and the 国家のs on 7 per cent.?

Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek has 賞賛するd her long-serving 同僚.

'He is a fantastic human 存在,' she told the ABC.

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