Fraser Anning, Australian lawmaker egged by teen after New Zealand mosque shootings, voted out of o
Source: usatoday
Kristin Lam, USA TODAY Published 4:48 p.m. ET May 19, 2019 | Updated 4:59 p.m. ET May 19, 2019
The Australian lawmaker who blamed Muslims after a white supremacist killed worshipers at two New Zealand mosques in March has been voted out of office.
Preliminary election results show right-wing Sen. Fraser Anning of Queensland has failed to gather enough votes to keep his seat in Australias Parliament, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Anning drew backlash for his comments after New Zealands deadliest shootings since 1990, then went viral when a teenage protester cracked an egg over his head during an interview.
"The real cause of the bloodshed on New Zealand streets today is the immigration program which allowed Muslim fanatics to migrate to New Zealand in the first place," Anning said in a statement at the time. .....................................
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jpak
(41,758 posts)IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)that asshole needed to go
canetoad
(17,160 posts)In an otherwise depressing election. Sigh....
marble falls
(57,083 posts)marble falls
(57,083 posts)LittleGirl
(8,287 posts)he would have been re-elected - ya know, like in GA or Alabama.