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Australian PM Turnbull to quit Parliament soon

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Australia's prime minister says he will quit Parliament now the government has picked a replacement.

 

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told reporters: "I'll be leaving the Parliament ... not before too long."

 

His resignation would cause a by-election that could cost the government its single-seat majority. It could encourage the next Prime Minister Scott Morrison to soon call general elections.

 

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