Malcolm Turnbull (L, back), former Australian Minister for Communications, and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop attend a press conference in Canberra, Australia, Sept. 14, 2015. Malcolm Turnbull, former Australian Minister for Communications, won the party room ballot Monday night to replace Tony Abbott as the leader of the ruling Liberal Party and thus is to become Australia's 29th prime minister. (Xinhua/Zhao Bo)
Malcolm Turnbull wins party ballot to become Australian Prime Minister
CANBERRA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Malcolm Turnbull, former Australian Minister for Communications, won the party room ballot Monday night to replace Tony Abbott as the leader of the ruling Liberal Party and thus is to become Australia's 29th prime minister.
Turnbull grabbed 54 of the Liberal parliamentarian votes, 10 more than the votes Abbott managed to get. Full story
