General
WA election upset as Liberal leader Zak Kirkup concedes he can’t win on March 13
WA Liberal leader Zak Kirkup has admitted he does not expect to become premier after the March state election, and fears his party could be decimated by a Labor landslide.
Key points:
- West Australians will head to the polls on March 13
- Zak Kirkup concedes the election will not be a close one
- He says the Liberals could be left holding just a handful of seats
In a highly unusual move by a party leader just two weeks out from an election, Mr Kirkup said he did not expect to win and feared the Liberals could be reduced to a single digit Opposition in terms of seat numbers.
“I have to be real with the people of Western Australia, and they are telling me that they expect Mark McGowan will still be Premier,” Mr Kirkup said.
“That doesn’t mean we stop…
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