Chris Luxon’s National party failed to win a majority after turfing Labour from office at Saturday’s election, and must work with minor parties to form government.
| New Zealanders must wait to learn the shape of their next government, as election winners National focus on building chemistry rather than a coalition.Prime Minister elect Christopher Luxon greets deputy leader Nicola Willis, right, in Auckland.However, preliminary results show Mr Luxon’s National does not have a parliamentary majority with preferred coalition partner ACT, and are likely to need New Zealand First in a governing arrangement.
On Sunday, National campaign chairman Chris Bishop said his expectation was his party would lose a seat in the final tally. If National or ACT could buck that trend and gain a seat or two, Mr Luxon confirmed the pair would attempt to govern with a tiny majority.In the meantime, he said all three parties were engaged “relationship-building”. “It’s about getting the chemistry right,” he said.
Mr Peters is a wily negotiator, using the kingmaker position at previous elections to extract maximum value. In 2017, he became deputy prime minister and foreign minister after siding with Jacinda Ardern’s Labour. The party wants to release a “mini-budget” before Christmas and has released a first 100 days plan – though that timer won’t start ticking down until ministers are sworn in.
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