Ousted Victorian Liberal MP Bernie Finn to lead Democratic Labour Party

Finn now on crossbench after Liberals expelled him over Facebook post saying abortion should be banned even for rape survivors

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Controversial Victorian MP Bernie Finn will lead the Democratic Labour party into the state's November election, saying he hopes the fringe party will help control the balance of power in the upper house.

Last week, the Victorian Liberals voted to expel Finn from the parliamentary party after he posted on Facebook saying abortion should be banned, even for survivors of rape. The decision forced Finn to move to the crossbench in the upper house.

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