This weekend, the polls will close in Victoria’s state election. While the race is tightening, Premier Daniel Andrews is the strong favourite.

Over the last couple of years Andrews has become one of the most recognisable figures in Australian politics - but also one of the most divisive. 

So who is the Victorian premier really, and how did he cultivate his cult-like status?

Today, state political reporter and author of ‘Daniel Andrews: The revealing biography of Australia’s most powerful premier’ Sumeyya Ilanbey on Andrews' path to prominence.

This weekend, the polls will close in Victoria’s state election. While the race is tightening, Premier Daniel Andrews is the strong favourite.
Over the last couple of years Andrews has become one of the most recognisable figures in Australian politics - but also one of the most divisive. 
So who is the Victorian premier really, and how did he cultivate his cult-like status?
Today, state political reporter and author of ‘Daniel Andrews: The revealing biography of Australia’s most powerful premier’ Sumeyya Ilanbey on Andrews' path to prominence.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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