The ALP could follow the Mexican example where an incumbent won an election in a cost-of-living crisis by combining radical policies with symbolic measures
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Last year, as an anti-incumbent wave swept the globe, Mexico’s ruling left-wing Morena party recorded a landslide victory.
Those who study Latin American politics say the result offers lessons for Australia’s Labor government in its quest to buck the global trend, and retain power at this year’s general election.