Jacinta Allan expected to face leadership challenge after Victorian Labor factions meet

Jacinta Allan, Victoria's Labor premier, is expected to face a leadership challenge this week when parliament resumes. Just four months before a state election, factional leaders from across the Labor party met Sunday night to assess her caucus support—and, the Guardian reports, concluded she lacks the numbers. A senior minister defended Allan, dismissing the leaked meeting as an attempt to build momentum for a spill. With an election looming, Allan now confronts an intra-party challenge at arguably the worst possible moment.

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