Greens Candidate Concedes Defeat After Strong Challenge for Labor’s Seat of Wills

Greens candidate Samantha Ratnam acknowledged her defeat but said she would continue to fight for the renters, immigrants, Palestinians, and climate change.

Greens candidate Samantha Ratnam and previous leader of its Victorian division speaks to the media in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 26, 2021. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Former Victorian Greens leader Samantha Ratnam has conceded the northern Melbourne seat of Wills after a close contest against Labor’s Peter Khalil.

At around 3 pm on May 8, Ratnam posted a video on her Instagram to concede defeat.