Australia's island 明言する/公表する Tasmania 長,率いるd for 少数,小数派 政府 after 投票

SYDNEY, March 24 (Reuters) - Australia's southern island 明言する/公表する of Tasmania appeared to be 長,率いるd for a 少数,小数派 政府 on Sunday as 投票(する) counting continued after a 欠如(する) of a (疑いを)晴らす 勝利者 from an 選挙 on Saturday.

The 保守的な 自由主義の 政府, led by 首相 Jeremy Rockliff, was on 跡をつける to 勝利,勝つ the most seats in the new 議会 but would likely 落ちる short of a 大多数, the Australian Broadcasting Corp 報告(する)/憶測d.

The 選挙 was 誘発するd after defections from Rockliff's party 急落(する),激減(する)d the only 自由主義の 政府 in 力/強力にする in Australia's six 明言する/公表するs and two self-治める/統治するing 領土s into 少数,小数派.

Rockliff late on Saturday said the result appeared to be a 自由主義の victory, but 対立 centre-left Labor leader Rebecca White said the 結果 remained 不明瞭な.

It would likely be a "long few weeks until we know the exact 構成 of the next 議会", White said.

Australia's 副 総理大臣 Richard Marles said on Sunday that the 自由主義のs had 苦しむd a 12% swing against them in the 投票. He said the 連邦の Labor 政府 would work with "whoever forms 政府 in Tasmania".

Tasmania is a one-hour flight or 10-hour フェリー(で運ぶ) crossing from the 本土/大陸 city of Melbourne, 445 km (275 miles) away. Forty パーセント of the island is wilderness or 保護するd areas.

It is the only Australian 明言する/公表する that uses 比例する 代表 to elect its lower house and has a long history of 少数,小数派 政府s. (報告(する)/憶測ing by Sam McKeith in Sydney; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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