Australia’s conservative coalition was on track to win 88 seats in the 150-member House of Representatives, with Labor predicted to get 59, national broadcaster ABC projected as voting ended in Parliamentary elections Saturday.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is expected to telephone coalition leader Tony Abbott and concede defeat rather than wait for the outcome in all seats.
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