History repeating itself but the BBC just don't seem to see the parallels

The BBC manage to report with a straight face that

'Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has held initial talks with independent candidates to try to form a government after an inconclusive election.

Ms Gillard said she would continue to provide "stable" government as final votes are counted.

She acknowledged that neither her Labor Party nor the opposition conservative coalition was likely to win the 76 seats needed for an outright majority.

ABC Australia is forecasting 72 seats for Labor and 73 for the conservatives.'

Hmm a short-time serving Prime Minister losing an election but not by enough to give the opposition a pure majority, where have I heard that story before?

The BBC continue:

'"It is clear that neither party has earned the right to government in its own right," Ms Gillard said. She added that Labor had won the most votes overall nationally, if minor parties are discounted.

But opposition leader Tony Abbott, said it was clear Labor had lost its parliamentary majority and its legitimacy.

"There was a savage swing against this government," he said. Mr Abbott said he had also made contact with the independents candidates.

...

"It's my intention to negotiate in good faith an effective agreement to form government," Ms Gillard told journalists on Sunday.

She added that she would "continue to provide stable and effective government in accordance with our democratic process while the final votes are counted in this election".'

A Labour leader who seems reluctant to admit defeat and let go of the reigns of power, I am sure I have experienced this before.


Biased-BBC have a similar story, do take a read.