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		</div><p>A stunningly close general election in Australia has failed to deliver a clear winner, raising the prospect of a hung parliament.</p>
<p>The gamble by prime minister Malcolm Turnbull to call a rare early election may have failed, with his conservative Liberal Party-led coalition on track to lose a swathe of seats in the House of Representatives &#8211; and potentially control of the country.</p>
<p>The election remained too close to call today, with postal ballots and early votes yet to be counted.</p>
<p>Still, Mr Turnbull sounded a confident tone during a speech to supporters.</p>
<p>&#8220;Based on the advice I have from the party officials, we can have every confidence that we will form a coalition majority government in the next parliament,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>Parties need to hold at least 76 seats in the 150-seat House of Representatives to form a government.</p>
<p>When the count was suspended early on Sunday, the Australian Electoral Commission said the centre-left opposition Labor Party was leading in 72 seats, Mr Turnbull&#8217;s coalition in 66 seats, and minor parties or independents in five seats.<br />
Counting was less clear in another seven seats.</p>
<p>Though the initial count showed Labor ahead, postal and early ballots have traditionally favoured the conservatives, meaning Mr Turnbull&#8217;s party is likely to gain seats once those are factored in. The final tally is not expected to be known until Tuesday.</p>
<p>Opposition leader Bill Shorten did not speculate on a Labor victory but celebrated the strong swing to his party just three years after it was convincingly dumped from power in the last election.</p>
<p>&#8220;Whatever happens next week, Mr Turnbull &#8230; will never again be able to promise the stability which he has completely failed to deliver tonight,&#8221; he told cheering supporters.</p>
<p>Given the close result, just two possibilities remain &#8211; Mr Turnbull&#8217;s coalition will win by the slimmest of margins, or there will be a hung parliament.</p>
<p>Independent MP Andrew Wilkie said Mr Turnbull telephoned him this morning, apparently because the prime minister was contemplating a hung parliament.</p>
<p>Mr Turnbull called the early election &#8211; dubbed a &#8220;double dissolution&#8221; because both houses are dissolved &#8211; in a bid to break a legislative deadlock over a bill that would have created a construction industry watchdog.</p>
<p>But the result of the election may bring further deadlock: If neither party earns a majority of seats in the House, both Labor and the coalition will be forced to try to forge alliances with independent lawmakers to form a minority government.</p>
<p>Hung parliaments are extremely rare in Australia, with only two since 1940. The most recent was in 2010, when then prime minister Julia Gillard&#8217;s ruling Labor Party was forced to secure an alliance with the minor Greens party and three independent MPs, including Mr Wilkie, to form a fragile minority government. Three years later the coalition swept to power after winning 90 seats.</p>
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