The Greens fielded candidates on both the Leadership (Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor) and Councillor ballots. The candidate for Lord Mayor, Apsara Sabaratnam talks to Kulasegaram Sanchayan about the election results and her background.
Tamil candidate who ran for mayor of Melbourne

Apsara Sabaratnam Source: Supplied
The 2020 Melbourne City Council election was held between 6 and 23 October and was by postal ballot only.
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