Friday 25 November 2022 11:29 PM Victoria election 2022: Daniel Andrews to refuse deals with minor and ... trends now
Daniel Andrews will refuse to offer independents and minor parties a deal in order to hold onto power for an elusive third term as voters across the state go to the polls.
More than a million people are expected to vote at 1,700 election-day sites between 8am and 6pm on Saturday to decide who will govern for the next four years.
Speaking shortly after voting opened, Mr Andrews said he was urging Victorians to opt for a 'strong, stable, majority Labor government' as polls pointed to a potential hung parliament.
Daniel Andrews will refuse to offer independents and minor parties a deal in order to hold onto power for an elusive third term as voters across the state go to the polls
More than a million people are expected to vote at 1,700 election-day sites between 8am and 6pm on Saturday to decide who will govern for the next four years
'The election results will be known later this evening, I am not going to try to predict those,' he told ABC TV.
When pressed on his position on working closely with the Greens or independents to form a minority government, Mr Andrews said his position had been clear for more than a decade.
'No deal will be offered and no deal will be done,' he said.
Almost half of the 4.4million enrolled Victorians have already cast their ballot at early voting centres or via post, leading to a warning from the state electoral commission that this could delay results on election night.
Mr Andrews appears in the box seat to win an elusive third term after a Newspoll published on Friday night showed Labor on track to return despite a swing of almost three per cent.
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