Victorian Liberals to hold another preselection after candidate who defeated Moira Deeming withdraws

Dinesh Gourisetty ‘not welcome’ in party after revelations he provided court reference for a friend convicted of sexually assaulting a child Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Victorian Liberals will hold another preselection convention to elect a candidate for a top spot on the party’s upper house ticket after it was revealed the man who replaced Moira Deeming wrote a court character reference for a friend convicted of grooming a 15-year-old girl.

Dinesh Gourisetty, who defeated Deeming on Sunday in a preselection vote for the party’s candidates for the western metropolitan region at the upcoming November election, has told the executive he did not want to step down following the revelations.

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原文链接: The Guardian