'Times have changed.' There were ecstatic scenes at the Greens’ after party on Saturday night with Victorian party leader Samantha Ratnam declaring the result part of the “Greenslide” sweeping the state. | _Biancah
“It’s clear the Greens are on the rise and we are a force to be reckoned with.” Ratnam said. “These are seats Labor has taken for granted for far too long. No matter how many seats we end up with tonight, this is a Greenslide.
A Greens spokeswoman said that while the party was hopeful, it was still monitoring results in Northcote, Albert Park and Pascoe Vale and wouldn’t call the seats either way until Sunday. Earlier, Greens scrutineers reported swings of 5 to 10 per cent at booths across the electorate and 15 per cent in two-party preferred terms.
The mood at Greens HQ grew increasingly buoyant as the night went on. Early in the night, the Greens claimed victory in Melbourne and Brunswick. Soon afterwards, the Greens claimed victory in Prahran and Northcote, though later said the latter was too close to call.“Times have changed. And just to be on the mission that I’ve been on since 1992 – 30 years ... of getting representation into parliaments of people you can really trust to stand up for the ordinary people, for the environment and to protect our climate, and it’s been realised.”
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