London | Former finance minister Mathias Cormann has pulled off an against-the-odds victory in the tense campaign to lead the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, delivering a powerful boost to the international standing of the Morrison government.
Mr Cormann will take the role of secretary-general at the 37-member rich-nations’ policymaking club for a five-year term on June 1, following a marathon six-month campaign that went down to the wire.
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