维多利亚州工党总理贾辛塔·艾伦（Jacinta Allan）周一晚间决定辞去总理职位，周二上午正式宣布[2]。这位任职近三年的总理在15分钟的离职演讲中总结了政府在学校、医院、运输基础设施和女性卫生投资方面的成就，同时坦诚政府未能妥善处理Big Build腐败丑闻，并拒绝启动皇家委员会调查[1]。
艾伦的辞职决定源于多重压力。工党左派关键人物、部长加布里埃尔·威廉姆斯（Gabrielle Williams）和英格丽德·斯蒂特（Ingrid Stitt）撤回了对她的支持，副总理本·卡罗尔（Ben Carroll）已掌握足够票数进行领导权投票[2]。艾伦选择不通过党员投票进行领导权之争，理由是在距离11月选举仅四个月的关键时期，这样做会消耗宝贵资源和时间，对维多利亚人民造成伤害[2]。卡罗尔将接任工党领导人和下一任总理[2]。艾伦对卡罗尔表示"完全的支持"，这在经历党内逼宫的总理中极为罕见[2]。艾伦自1999年首次当选Bendigo East议员后，将在11月选举中不再竞选该席位[2]。
Jacinta Allan announced her resignation as Premier of Victoria on Tuesday morning, ending her nearly three-year tenure following mounting pressure from within her Labor Party caucus and concerns about her government's handling of corruption allegations in the Big Build infrastructure program.[1][2] In a 15-minute departure speech, Allan outlined her administration's achievements, including investments in new schools, hospitals, transport infrastructure, and women's health services, while acknowledging failures including the government construction site corruption scandal and the refusal to establish a royal commission inquiry.[1]
Allan made the decision to step down Monday evening rather than contest a leadership ballot, recognizing that a party vote would consume valuable time and resources ahead of the November state election, now just four months away.[2] Key figures within Labor's left faction—Ministers Gabrielle Williams and Ingrid Stitt—withdrew their support, and Deputy Premier Ben Carroll had secured sufficient votes to prevail in any leadership contest.[2] In a notably gracious gesture for a premier forced from office, Allan expressed "complete support" for Carroll, who will assume the Labor leadership and premiership.[2] Allan, who was first elected as the member for Bendigo East in 1999, will not contest that seat in the upcoming election.[2] Labor is seeking to secure a fourth consecutive electoral victory against the opposition Coalition, which is pursuing a return to power.[2]