In 45 years of contesting elections, Clover Moore has never lost one – or even looked like losing one. And nothing has changed after Saturday’s local elections.
In 45 years of contesting elections, Clover Moore has never lost one – or even looked like losing one.By 8pm it was clear that while Moore’s vote was going backwards, it was still high enough to ensure she would retain the job she has held – without being seriously challenged – for the past 20 years.
No one seriously thought Moore would be in trouble. Even if there was a sense among some voters that two decades is a long time for anyone to be in power, there was no clear alternative who they could embrace with certainty and enthusiasm.At its most simple, Moore offers dependable, progressive, independent leadership that is free of scandals and corruption. For most City of Sydney residents, that’s enough.
It’s a wide field, with unknown preference flows, so the final makeup of the council likely won’t be clear for some time. The challenge will be to make this term about new ideas, rather than legacy protection. The election campaign just gone, while uninspiring in some ways, did pull focus on the challenges inner Sydney faces – particularly people being priced out, and the dire state of some of our high streets.Wolter Peeters
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