Australia began counting votes in Saturday’s election with opinion polls showing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was on track to become the first leader to win consecutive ballots in more than two decades.

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Australia is holding a general election on Saturday, May 3, to choose their next prime minister. The verdict of 18 million eligible voters will be known when results are progressively published by the country's Electoral Commission after counting starts by 6pm Eastern Time (1.