Gillard 'confident' she will stay as PM
<p><span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Julia">Julia</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="confident">confident</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="surviving">surviving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span> <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="deposed">deposed</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unite">unite</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span>.</p><p><span word="Rudd">Rudd</span>, <span word="ousted">ousted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2010 <span word="party">party</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="coup">coup</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="resigning">resigning</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p><span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="very">very</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="center">center</span>-<span word="left">left</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="divisions">divisions</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="unite">unite</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="unite">unite</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>," <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="accepts">accepts</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unites">unites</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>."</p><p><span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2007 <span word="election">election</span> <span word="landslide">landslide</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="mis">mis</span>-<span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="chiefs">chiefs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="axed">axed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="pragmatic">pragmatic</span> <span word="Gillard">Gillard</span>.</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="run">run</span>-<span word="off">off</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="just">just</span> 30-35 <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 103-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="caucus">caucus</span>, <span word="Rudd">Rudd</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backing">backing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span>.</p>
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