Chris Minns has acknowledged the difficult road ahead for Labor in a key seat after a star candidate withdrew from the election race just weeks out from polling day in NSW.
New South Wales Labor leader Chris Minns has conceded the withdrawal of a star candidate from the state election race poses a"challenge" for the party in its bid to win back government after 12 years in opposition.
Mr Minns told reporters"it will be very difficult" for Labor to claim Monaro, a seat the party most recently held between 2003 and 2011, in light of Mr Campese's departure. Labor needs a net gain of 11 seats to win majority government but could form a minority government if it takes five electorates from the Coalition.
"But I'm confident we can put forward the team in the key seats with the right policies and our senior leadership team to win on the 25th of March."
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