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THE Victorian Liberals have appointed their first female leader as the beleaguered party eyes the next state election.

Less than a year after Brad Battin was chosen to head the party, the opposition leader faced a partyroom spill earlier today (Tuesday, November 18) with with Kew MP Jess Wilson, a 35-year-old ormer staffer to ex-federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg, successfully challenging him for the leadership.

A motion to spill the leadership positions was successful, and Ms Wilson won the vote

The party now has its fifth leader since September 2021, and its third in 11 months.

Mr Battin was visited by a delegation of Liberal MPs yesterday (Monday, November 17) who told him he had lost partyroom support, with others then calling him to deliver the same message.

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