Gladys Berejiklian elected New South Wales premierJanuary 23, 2017 - 11:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Gladys Berejiklian has become the 45th Premier of New South Wales after being elected unopposed by the Liberal Party, The Daily Mail reports. New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia, with Sydney as its state capital. In March 2014, the estimated population of New South Wales was 7.5 million, making it Australia's most populous state. The daughter of Armenian migrants promised to go 'harder' than her predecessor Mike Baird as the state's first female Liberal premier. This will make the treasurer the 45th premier of NSW, following Baird's surprise retirement from politics to be with his unwell sister Julia Baird, an ABC television presenter. The party's chief whip Chris Patterson told a large media scrum Ms Berejiklian, 46, had been confirmed as the new leader, with 33-year-old father-of-four Dominic Perrottet her Liberal deputy. Berejiklian will become the state's second female premier when she is sworn in on Monday afternoon and takes the government to the next election, which is being held in March 2019. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |