The next leader of the Victorian Liberals will be either John Pesutto or Brad Battin, with one party elder describing the duel as a test of whether the party wants to win an election or continue internal skirmishes.
The party will decide whether Mr Pesutto, a former shadow attorney general, or Mr Battin, a former policeman who tried and failed to roll former leader Michael O’Brien in March last year, becomes the new opposition leader at a meeting next Thursday morning.
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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
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