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his 'miracle' election in 2018
Scott Morrison’s widely described “miracle” election win was in 2019, not 2018. He became prime minister in 2018 through a party leadership change, then won the federal election on 18 May 2019.
Full reasoning
This date conflates two different events in Scott Morrison’s rise.
- Morrison became prime minister in August 2018 after replacing Malcolm Turnbull in a Liberal Party leadership spill.
- The election commonly described as Morrison’s “miracle” win was the 2019 Australian federal election, held on 18 May 2019.
The Australian Electoral Commission’s official page for the 2019 federal election states the election date as Saturday 18 May 2019. ABC News’ election-night coverage of that result is explicitly titled “Election 2019: Scott Morrison says 'I have always believed in miracles' as Coalition retains power” and reports that Morrison declared, “I have always believed in miracles,” after claiming victory.
So the article’s wording is inaccurate: the “miracle” election was 2019, not 2018.
2 sources
- 2019 federal election - Australian Electoral Commission
2019 federal election — Saturday 18 May 2019 ... Official federal election results ... for the 2019 federal election.
- Election 2019: Scott Morrison says 'I have always believed in miracles' as Coalition retains power - ABC News
Scott Morrison has defied years of opinion polls and public expectation to lead the Coalition to a shock election victory ... 'I have always believed in miracles,' the Prime Minister declared as he claimed victory.
Khomenei
This name is misspelled. The Iranian cleric and political leader’s name is commonly rendered in English as Ruhollah Khomeini, not “Khomenei.”
Full reasoning
The entry links to Ruhollah Khomeini, but the displayed name is misspelled as “Khomenei.” Reliable reference works and news organizations consistently use Khomeini for the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
This matters because “Khomenei” is not the standard English spelling of Ruhollah Khomeini’s surname and can also create confusion with Ali Khamenei, Iran’s later supreme leader.
3 sources
- KHOMEINI - Encyclopaedia Iranica
KHOMEINI, RUHOLLAH MUSAVI (Ruḥ-Allāh Musawi Ḵomeyni; b. ... ).
- AP Was There: Millions of mourners attended funeral of Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Millions of mourners ... blocked the funeral procession of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ...
- Khomeini, Ruhollah (1902–1989) | Encyclopedia.com
Spiritual and political leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini became one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century.