It took 40 days for a three-party coalition to form government in New Zealand. But now it has arrived,it’s not wasting any time in turning back the clock.
Former Air New Zealand CEO and incoming Prime Minister Chris Luxon has done two deals to finally arrive at a three-way governing coalition.
The centre-right National party and its preferred coalition partner have lost a preliminary parliamentary majority,setting the stage for a three-party tie-up with comeback MP Winston Peters.
The 2019 attack,in which 51 worshippers were killed by Australian terrorist Brenton Tarrant,is the subject of a coronial inquest which began this week.
Voters have ousted the party once led by Jacinda Ardern and elected the country’s most right-wing government in a generation.
People voted for change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern.
The prime minister and the leader of the opposition traded insults at their final outing before the election. The spectacle may have done little to convince undecided voters.
The 78-year-old New Zealand politician has taken aim at Australia’s big four banks and major supermarkets for purportedly ripping off New Zealanders.
The country held a referendum on the two contentious policies at the same time as the national parliamentary election last month.
"This is the most diverse parliament we have ever had in terms of gender,and minority ethnic and indigenous representation."
Women don't need men to succeed in politics but if they are choosing one,there is now a fully-functional template in New Zealand.