Liberal candidate caught telling voters to back One Nation in upper house
Liberal candidate Simmone Cottom has been recorded encouraging voters to support the One Nation party in the upper house during the upcoming state election. This has caused friction for the Liberal Party, which is attempting to distance itself from the minor party.
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The incident complicates the Liberal Party's campaign strategy as they attempt to win government while facing scrutiny over their relationship with right-wing minor parties.
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Share A A A A Liberal candidate in a key battleground seat has been caught out encouraging people to vote for One Nation in the upper house while campaigning in the electorate that is considered vulnerable to Pauline Hanson’s party.
Five weeks out from the state election, the incident is a fresh headache for Opposition Leader Jess Wilson as she asks voters to elect a Coalition government outright in the face of Labor attacks tying the conservative political movements together.
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