(VOVworld) – On Sunday, the Australian Electoral Commission announced the preliminary result of Australia’s federal election that took place on Saturday.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, left, stands with his wife, Lucy Turnbull, as he casts his ballot at a polling station in Sydney (Photo: Bloomberg)

Of 92 percent of votes counted, the ruling Liberal and National parties of Prime Minister Malcolm won only 71 seats in the House of Representatives while Bill Shorten’s Labor opposition party gained 68 seats. Independent candidates and other parties won 5 seats. But the remaining 6 seats can be identified after the vote counting finishes. Seventy-six seats are needed to rule outright in the 150-seat House of Representatives. The preliminary result showed that Australia is likely to change 5^th Prime Minister for the last 3 years.