Advertisement When former right-wing powerbroker and senior Victorian Labor minister Adem Somyurek was kicked out of the party by Premier Daniel Andrews last June, it was seen as a chance for Labor to cleanse itself of the kind of backroom factional bullying that had plagued the party for decades. The Ageâs reporting on Mr Somyurekâs alleged industrial-level branch stacking operation put on full public display how powerless most genuine party members were in Laborâs decision-making. Credit: Since those revelations, Laborâs Victorian branch has been in administration. Party members were stripped of any say in preselections and authority was handed to Laborâs national executive, which is made up of officials from around the country.