Congratulation to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison for a "miracle" election victory! We thank our Heavenly Father for promoting you to this position and as we are commanded, we will uphold you in our prayers on daily basis.
Ecstatic Australian conservatives bask in election glory
Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday basked in the glow of a "miracle" election victory that sparked praise from the US president, soul searching on the left and speculation about what policies he will pursue.
Morrison's Liberal-National coalition bucked the polls to secure a victory for the ages, but it remained unclear if he would garner enough votes to have a parliamentary majority or need to govern with the help of independents.
The latest incomplete projections from the Australian Electoral Commission on Sunday showed his party at six short of the 76 seats needed for a majority in parliament.
Projections by national broadcaster ABC showed the coalition with 73 seats, and leading in the count in four others.
The 51-year-old Morrison may yet have to depend on ecologically-minded independents to pass legislation and manage deep divisions within his fractious coalition with no room for defections.
As awed Australian pundits declared Morrison a campaigning "legend", US President Donald Trump got in on the act, sending a congratulatory tweet.
The two men spoke by phone after the results came in, vowing "close cooperation on shared priorities", according to White House account of the call.
Trump's allies will be quick to claim Morrison's win as another victory in the global march of populism.
