SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard called a Labor leadership ballot for Wednesday amid party-room moves to depose her in favor of arch-rival and predecessor Kevin Rudd, with the loser committing to quit politics.

The vote was set for 9 a.m. local time, amid mounting unease in the party over an expected rout by the Tony Abbott-led conservative opposition at national elections on September 14.

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