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Victorian politics is heating up as Premier Jacinta Allan faces mounting pressure just four months before the state election, with whispers of a leadership challenge gaining traction. Key party figures reportedly lack full caucus backing, and a delegation may soon demand her resignation—or she could face a leadership vote upon parliament’s return. Cabinet is expected to prioritize a new organized crime commission, while a growing faction of MPs push for a royal commission into a major scandal she’s resisted. Deputy Premier Ben Carroll is the top rumored successor, despite his past refusal to challenge. Allan’s loyalists dismiss the rumors as “idle gossip,” but the tension could reshape the election’s outcome.

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