Governing party still trails National as NZ First’s support grows, strengthening Winston Peters’ position in any rightwing coalition
Ahead of Saturday’s election, Chris Hipkins’ Labour party has gained ground in the latest Guardian Essential New Zealand poll, but still trails National.Ahead of Saturday’s election, Chris Hipkins’ Labour party has gained ground in the latest Guardian Essential New Zealand poll, but still trails National.– but not enough to overcome an advance by the populist group New Zealand First, which is expected to propel a rightwing coalition to power., New Zealand First recorded 8.
But in 2023, only National has expressed willingness to work with NZ First; Hipkins – who has governed with Peters before – in Augustannounced he would deal with Peters His platform has leveraged discontent with the Labour government and political and media “elites” – figures long decried by Peters, although he has held some of New Zealand’s highest elected offices himself and selected Labour and Jacinda Ardern to govern after the 2017 election.
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