Independents at odds on togetherness | News.com.au
THE independent MPs who could decide which party forms the next government are at odds over the likelihood of a successful deal being struck in the next few weeks.
The returned rural independents Tony Windsor, Rob Oakeshott and Bob Katter will talk on the phone late on Sunday before deciding whether or not to meet face-to-face in Canberra on Monday.
Mr Windsor says he's confident either Labor or the coalition will secure the 76 votes needed to pass legislation through the lower house.
"We've got to let the dust settle, see where the numbers fall and then the independents and others on the crossbench will come to some arrangement as to who governs,'' he told the Seven Network.
"Someone will end up with 76 - I've got no doubt about that.''
Late Sunday, the Australian Electoral Commission was calling 70 seats for Labor, the same for the coalition, three to independents and one to the Greens.
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