Victorians could be forced to wait weeks for a new premier to succeed Daniel Andrews, because candidates who are weighing up a potential challenge to frontrunner Jacinta Allan risk triggering a party-wide postal-vote.
Victorian Labor MPs and factions met into the night on Tuesday to war game potential leadership options, after Mr Andrews’ abrupt departure stunned Labor’s parliamentary team in the middle of a packed AFL grand final week and without a firm succession plan in place.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
Gus McCubbing is a markets reporter in the Melbourne newsroom. He was previously the Australian Financial Review’s Victorian political correspondent. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.com
