He's been Labor's longest serving Premier in the state.
He made the announcement at a press conference yesterday,
26th September after 9 years in office.

He will officially leave office at 5pm today (Wednesday 27th
September).

"When it's time, it is time," he said.

He's also resigned from his electorate of Mulgrave thus
deciding to leave politics altogether.

So many questions. And such a shock for so many people.

What's next for him?

Who's to take over the reins?

How will this affect the Liberal Party in Victoria?

How will this affect Victoria?

And the list goes on.

This certainly came as a bombshell.

An important debate to be had - as so much is riding on
what happens next.

For those in Melbourne there's a party tonight from 5pm at Parliament House to celebrate the end of Daniel (Robespierre) Andrews reign of terror... wish I could be there.

http://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/politics/city-of-melbourne-victoria-police-warn-of-thousandsstrong-antidan-andrews-rally/news-story/56f463f173ca0762f415aca38522454d

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-26/australia-s-victoria-state-premier-daniel-andrews-resigns-lmzs4onf#xj4y7vzkg

http://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/dont-come-here-sussan-ley-banishes-outgoing-premier-daniel-andrews-from-border-regions-in-fiery-farewell-message/news-story/d78ff7e4a0f6bb9913c3c36d3f48e68b

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Terror
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilien_Robespierre#Reign_of_Terror

The so called "World Wide Rallies for Freedom" are
professional demonstrators who've had charges
laid against them in London, and other capital
cities. Not sure who pays them. But it's all a
bit suss.

Today's event outside Parliament House in Melbourne
will be another such event where shocking signs will
be on show as protesters demonstrate for "freedom."

It is not a City of Melbourne organised event and police
will be out in full force.

These people made headlines when they demonstrated
against Covid restrictions and anti-vaccines.
Swastika signs and an effigy of a school girl
in a coffin with a vacine in her arm were on show
as protesters rallied against Covid lockdowns and
vaccines.

I for one would not be attending this sort of rally.

Daniel Andrews certainly was a controversial figure.
Love or loathe him could apply. He had his supporters,
but he also had many against him for his strict
lockdown restrictions, the effect this had on small
business, plus many other issues. Yet he managed to
get re-elected. It will now be up to the Liberal
Party to get organised, unite and see if they can
win next time around.

As for what the legacy of Daniel Andrews will be?
It's still too early to tell. Jeff Kennett, former
Victorian Premier was very gracious when questioned
on the news last night. He confirmed that we needed
to wait and see concerning the man's legacy. He
did stress though that the Liberal Party now needs
to get their party united and work out a strategy
where to go next.

I really like Victorian Senator James Paterson. I hope
that he will have some input here.

As for who will succeed Daniel Andrews as Premier. I
don't know. I don't know anything about his deputy,
and certainly not who else would be a suitable
replacement.

I think that the resignation of Andrews is a gift that's
been given to the Liberal Party. And whether the Liberal
Party Leader will know how to make the most of it - only
time will tell. I'm not too keen on Mr Pesutto. I think
the Party can do much better than him.

CM,

You fool no one, Andrews was a middle order moderate politician. His going does not concern me in the least, that's politics. You calling Andrews a Robespierre type figure is laughable. With your obsession with Communism and non existent Communists in society, indicates YOU are the extremist and more likely, given the opportunity, to act the Robespierre. Fortunately, most of your kind never realise that opportunity, just babble on about it.

Victoria now has a new Premier - Jacinta Allan, and
a new Deputy Ben Carroll. Both grew in regional
Victoria and appear to be experienced and highly
qualified people. But I guess only time will tell
in which direction they'll lead.

Interesting times ahead.