Australian State Victoria Election Outcome Likely a Week Away

Australian State Victoria Election Outcome Likely a Week Away
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews (left) and Minister for Roads Luke Donnellan are seen in front of the M80 ring road in the city's north-east in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 22, 2018. . (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING
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This time next week Victorians will likely know which major party is set to lead the state for the next four years.

Recent opinion polls point to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ centre-left Labor government securing a third consecutive term in office at the Nov. 26 election with a slim majority.

But Labor’s prospects of slipping into minority government appeared to be increasing as the polls tightened, before the centre-right Coalition led by Matthew Guy suffered two setbacks.

Firstly, the Victorian Electoral Commission referred its probe into a Liberal donor scandal to the corruption watchdog.