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AAP The Liberal Party has gained ground in resumed counting on Tuesday of the South Australian election.
The Liberal opposition has closed the gap in some seats and extended its lead in others as counting resumed in South Australia's too-close-to-call election.
The electoral commission began tallying absentee, pre-poll and postal votes on Tuesday which could have a big impact on the final result with 320,000 ballots potentially outstanding.
At the close of counting on Saturday Labor looked likely to retain 23 seats in the 47-seat parliament, one short of a majority.
The Liberals looked set to win 22 with two going to independents.
However, there were five seats where the margin was less than 600 votes.
In the closest of those, Mitchell, the Liberals extended their lead on Tuesday from 233 votes to 373, while in seats where Labor was ahead, the opposition closed the gap.
In Ashford it reduced the margin from 835 to 661, in Colton from 571 to 440 and in Elder from 746 to 625.
It also picked up ground in Light and Newland, but not of any significance.
The electoral commission said more declaration votes would be counted for the doubtful metropolitan seats on Thursday when a clearer picture as to the final outcome would probably emerge.
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CTV Montreal Published Tuesday, March 18, 2014 8:21AM EDT Last Updated Tuesday, March 18, 2014 6:28PM EDT
The latest polls have shown a steady increase in support for the Liberal party of Quebec, at the cost of declining support from the Coalition Avenir Quebec.
Meanwhile support for Quebec Solidaire has also increased, while support for the Parti Quebecois has remained flat.
A CROP-La Presse poll published on Tuesday March 18, 2014 indicates about 39 percent of Quebecers would vote for the Liberal party if a vote were held today.
That is a three percentage point increase since CROP's last poll on March 8, while the February poll had the Liberals at 34 percent.
CROP had the PQ at 40 percent support before the election was called, dropping to 36 percent on March 8.
A Leger poll issued over the weekend had the Liberals and PQ at 33 percent support each, before taking the undecided voters into account.
Minor parties having an impact
The CAQ has been steadily losing support since the election was called, going from 16 percent support to its current level of 13 percent.
Meanwhile Quebec Solidaire has been gaining ground, going from 7 percent in February to its current level of 10 percent.
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AAP Federal MPs are standing by Arthur Sinodinos after he was linked to a NSW corruption probe.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has declared confidence in Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos, who has been drawn into a NSW anti-corruption inquiry.
The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption has opened hearings in regard to Australian Water Holdings (AWH), a company which Senator Sinodinos joined as a director in 2008 before he entered parliament.
It is alleged the family of disgraced former Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid bought a 30 per cent stake in AWH, after which Mr Obeid lobbied fellow NSW Labor ministers to approve a multi-million-dollar business contract between state-owned Sydney Water and AWH.
The contract would have benefited now Senator Sinodinos by up to $20 million in bonuses, the inquiry has heard.
The minister - who will appear as a witness at the inquiry in coming weeks - told parliament in February 2013 he had not been aware of Mr Obeid's involvement or that of the Obeid family when he joined the company.
He also said in that speech that he had foregone his entitlement to a shareholding in the company.
ICAC is also looking at whether the former NSW Liberal Party executive member's placement on the company board was aimed at opening lines of communication with the Liberals.
The inquiry has heard AWH charged administration costs to Sydney Water, including $75,636 in donations to the Liberal Party - which the party has decided to refund.
Mr Abbott told parliament the former chief of staff to John Howard had served the country "long and faithfully" and he stood by the minister.
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The Liberals tell Victor Ponta to focus on government activity and desist from talking about the restoration of USL. Facts prove however that this is a lie and we are only witnessing political and facetious statements, PNLs spokesperson said.
PSD President Victor Ponta told the members of the partys leadership during the Permanent National Bureau (BPN) meeting yesterday that they should maintain good relations with the Liberals because the two parties will come together once again after the EP elections on May 25. I ask you all to relay to the territorial branches that we need all forces and allies, and I will also ask you to maintain good relations with the Liberals as far as possible I know its more difficult in Iasi but I believe it is possible elsewhere because after May 25 I believe we will come together again, Ponta said, being quoted by Mediafax. The PSD President emphasized that PSDs opponents are Traian Basescu and Elena Udrea: Mr. Basescu, Mrs. Udrea have recovered a bit, have gotten bold, again they believe people have forgotten who cut their pensions and salaries, who stole from them for so many years. They are our opponents, they still have a powerful regime with propaganda, with rich people that want to help them stay in power. They are the ones we are fighting. He stated that the main battle will last until November 16, the date on which the presidential runoff may take place. Ponta expressed his hope that until then the new plans and optimism displayed by Basescu and Udrea will prove baseless and people will not forget who brought them in this situation. Apart from that, they will make a lot of noise, they will use their regular weapons, however I believe we can beat them on May 25, November 2 and November 16 too and we can go forward with all of our plans, the Social-Democrat pointed out.
On the other hand, he announced that the PSD-UNPR-PC ruling alliance (Social-Democratic Party, the National Union for Romanias Progress and the Conservative Party) will draw up a list of candidates for the European elections and pick their candidates for the special local and parliamentary elections to take place also on May 25. Ponta however is not the only Social-Democrat that hopes that USL will be restored after the EP elections in May. PSD spokesperson Catalin Ivan claims that the score that PNL will obtain in the EP elections is very important, pointing out that if the Liberals score poorly then there will be higher chances for USL to be reactivated because the union is not disbanded. The elections for the European Parliament are a test for all parties, as well as for the PSD-UNPR-PC alliance, but also for PNL. Now, after the Liberals left USL and sought to break this political union they will face the voters by themselves. Their score is important, Ivan said. He pointed out that the Social-Democrats know very well that not all Liberals are happy with the decision taken by the Permanent Delegation and want the restoration of USL: We are relying on the dialogue we are having with the Liberal colleagues and we cannot avoid hoping. We want USL to be reactivated after the EP elections. Asked whether PSD wants the reactivation of USL with or without Crin Antonescu, the current leader of PNL, Ivan answered: With PNL. With or without Crin Antonescu these elections are a test. The Liberals will see for themselves whether they took the good decision or not. We believe the good decision would have been for them to stay within USL, Ivan pointed out. The day before, Deputy Prime Minister Liviu Dragnea stated at a press conference in Alexandria that he continues to hope that USL will be restored. We continue to hope that USL will not disappear. We are trying and we are doing everything possible for the goals that USL assumed and presented to the citizens in December 2012 to be accomplished step by step. We are willing to do many things in order for USL to exist and, if possible, to be restored, Dragnea stated, being quoted by hotnews.ro. The statements made by the PSD leaders however dissatisfy the Liberals. PNL President Crin Antonescu commented on Tuesday the statements made by Premier Victor Ponta in what concerns the restoration of USL, stating that the Head of Government lacks courage without camouflage and that his goal is for PNL to score poorly in the EP elections and to get rid of Antonescu. PNL spokesperson Cristina Pocora, also told Victor Ponta to focus on government activities and to stop talking about the restoration of USL after the EP elections, to give up demagogy and political intrigues. You invoke for naught at central level the restoration of USL, while among territorial branches the PSD representatives are signing collaboration agreements with PDL on the conveyor belt. It seems that you forgot that the Social Liberal Union finished its existence precisely because you failed to respect the commitments taken towards PNL. We wanted a powerful Romania, you wanted solely a powerful PSD, a press release signed by Pocora reads. She claims that she noticed that PSD hasnt changed its mentalities and practices, which are the same as those in 2000-2004; it has even enriched them with habits patented by Traian Basescu. Victor Ponta replied to Pocora, saying USL can be restored with or without Crin Antonescu and Liberals are the ones to decide that. Disputes between PSD and PNL in Iasi While central PSD leaders encourage branch leaders to maintain a relationship of friendship with their former alliance partners, things are not faring well at branch level. Iasi is an example of PSD-PNL tensions, the Social-Democrats there accusing Iasi County Council chairman Cristian Adomnitei of initiating a new majority within the County Council and asking for his resignation. There are counties where they continue to get along very well and the majorities work. We want things to be like this everywhere. The functioning of USL with Cristi Adomnitei is impossible in Iasi. The only option is for us to find a different majority in order to carry on with the countys projects. But wherever possible we are maintaining USL as it was in the local elections, PSDs spokesperson stated yesterday. On the other hand, PNL Iasi accuses PSD of starting the political war by replacing the County Councils Liberal Vice Chairman, the Liberals asking the Social-Democrats to leave behind the petty logic of selling and buying offices. It seems the Liberals dissatisfaction has to do with the replacement of Iasi County Council Vice Chairman Victor Chirila (PNL) with PPDD Iasi President Alin Aivanoaei. The decision was taken during an extraordinary meeting of the Iasi County Council at the end of last week. The vote cast on Friday during the County Council meeting dissatisfied the Democrat-Liberals too, after two of the partys county council members voted for the vice chairman backed by PSD, not for their own candidate.
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