Centre-right National and libertarian Act could form government, according to latest survey, with Labour-Greens bloc trailing on combined 42% support
The Labour party, meanwhile, if it combined with traditional partners the Greens, at 9%, would fall short of government. Its other potential coalition partner, Te Pāti Māori, held 2% of the vote – not enough to push the left over the edge.
Those results are an improvement for the right bloc, driven by a four-percentage-point rise for Act. Previous Kantar polls had Te Pāti Māori – which has ruled out working with a National-Act coalition – holding the balance of power. Those poll results represent a remarkable fall from Labour’s last election, where the party, buoyed up by the success of its pandemic management and Ardern’s popularity,The next election is still more than a year away, giving Ardern’s government time to rise in popularity again, but the poll continues a months-long trend of slumping support for the government, as theArdern told TVNZ that the results reflected tough economic times both...
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