MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Labor Party in Queensland claimed it has retained power in a coronavirus-overshadowed election on Saturday, with voters backing the strict social distancing measures that have estranged the state from the national government.
Queensland's Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk became the nation's first woman to win three terms, and with counting to continue on Sunday, Labor was on track to hold as many as 49 seats in the 93-seat parliament, up one on its previous number.
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