Tasmanian Labor calls on Liberal premier to prove support as major parties continue crossbench negotiations

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Tasmania's two major parties are continuing to negotiate with crossbenchers behind the scenes to sure up support. While Labor is calling on Premier Jeremy Rockliff to show he has enough support to govern, the Liberals say they have nothing to prove.

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00:00In between all the negotiating, there's still time to enjoy the finer things, delicacies.

00:15With all 35 members of the House of Representatives now known, the state is another step closer

00:20to knowing who will form the next government.

00:23It's now upon all of us to ensure that in the interest of certainty and stability that

00:29we all work together.

00:31Labor is welcoming a new member in West Tamar Deputy Mayor Jess Green.

00:35A voice for workers in this state and I'll be a voice for families and people that are

00:39doing it tough in our community.

00:41And if she's lucky, Ms Green might land straight into government.

00:45Labor's still in conversations with the crossbench to ensure that should Mr Rockcliffe

00:50fail to find the four votes of support he needs, it can take the reins, most likely through

00:56a no-confidence motion.

00:57Tasmanian Labor stand ready to be in government, but we have to remember and make it very clear

01:01that the first step is for Jeremy Rockcliffe to demonstrate that he can or that he can't.

01:05And he's not doing a very good job of demonstrating that he can right now.

01:09But the Liberals say they don't need to prove anything.

01:12While I would welcome individual members of parliament signing confidence and supply,

01:18we don't need that to form a minority government.

01:22The results will be formally signed off on Tuesday at the declaration of the polls ceremony.

01:27After that, the Premier will ask the Governor to recommission his government.

01:31How long they stay in power will ultimately be determined by which party key crossbenchers

01:37decide to throw their support behind.

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