Australian politics is eerily similar to 'House of Cards' in hilarious video

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Australian politics during the past two weeks has been crazy, to say the least. Former prime minister Tony Abbott was removed from office by his colleague, Malcolm Turnbull, in a messy leadership contest and the consequences are still being felt.

Many believe the volatile situation bears a striking resemblance to the politically-charged Netflix show, House of Cards. So naturally, the genius that is video producer Ace Alderman made an edit of House of Cards episodes explaining the political turmoil.

It follows the series itself reaching out to Australia's new prime minister on Twitter, saying Turnbull can "stop by anytime." Turnbull, laughed the comparisons off and denies sharing any traits with our favourite tyrant, Frank Underwood, other than their love of a rowing machine.

Australians are bound to get a kick out of seeing government ministers as supporting characters in Alderman's edit, and foreigners will get a frighteningly accurate look into what Australia's very own Capitol Hill has been like over the past few months.

Prepare yourself, it's brutal.

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