In rare consensus, Australian MPs call for e-voting as poll count drags on


  • World
  • Tuesday, 12 Jul 2016

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull casts his vote for the general election at the Double Bay Public School in Sydney, Australia, July 2, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians have elected a divided parliament stacked with fractious independents and minor parties but the nation's weary political leaders are united on at least one front: the need for electronic voting.

Counting in Australia's July 2 election dragged into its 10th day on Tuesday, drawing unfavourable comparisons with Japan, Iceland and Spain, where recent elections were all decided in less than a day.

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