‘Change-or-die moment’: Victorian Liberals facing worst primary vote share in 70 years

Candidate issues stark warning that party must do more to attract voters under 40 or we will die in Victoria'

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Matthew Guy has announced he will step down as Victoria's Liberal leader after a crushing loss at the state election, which may lead to the party's primary vote falling below 30% for the first time since the 1950s.

In a statement on Sunday, Guy again congratulated the Labor party, which shrugged off a negative 3.3% statewide two-party-preferred swing to win a third consecutive term and a comfortable majority.

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