CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard called a leadership vote on Thursday after party rivals urged her to step aside and for former leader Kevin Rudd to head the minority government, in an attempt to stave off election defeat.
Gillard's leadership has been under threat for most of the past two years as voters desert the Labour government, leaving it facing defeat in a September 14 general election.
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