Australian prime minister calls May election

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for May 21th election that will be fought on issues including economic coercion, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Morrison’s conservative coalition is seeking a fourth three-year term. Morrison led his government to a narrow victory at the last election in 2019 despite opinion polls consistently placing the center-left opposition Australian Labor Party ahead.

The Liberal Party-led coalition is again behind in most opinion polls, but many analysts predict a tight result.