Australia’s Victoria state premier resigns ahead of November election

SYDNEY, July 28 (Reuters) – Jacinta Allan, the premier of Australia’s second most-populous state of Victoria, said on Tuesday she had decided to resign ahead of a close-run state election in November.

Allan came to power in 2023 after Dan Andrews quit just shy of a year after he led the centre-left Labor party to a third consecutive win.

She has since struggled to appeal to voters and her approval ratings has been steadily falling, according to several polls.

(Reporting by Renju Jose in Sydney; Editing by Alasdair Pal)


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