Labor MPs believe Daniel Andrews has been given a mandate for bold change. What will he do with it?

The Victorian Labor and Liberal parties face challenges over the next four years after a decisive election result

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Despite predictions of a late swing to the Coalition and the possibility of minority government, Labor not only emphatically won the Victorian state election - it has outdone its 2018 Danslide" result by one lower house seat.

The size of the victory, as well as the likelihood of a largely progressive crossbench in the upper house, provides Daniel Andrews with a mandate to tackle important reform. This includes scrapping group voting tickets and overhauling the criminal justice and child protection systems, which are being examined at public hearings by the nation's first truth-telling inquiry, the Yoorrook Justice Commission.

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