The hitherto opposition National Party won 40% in the election and the ATC 9%, and are expected to secure enough seats to form a government, according to estimates by the Electoral Commission.
Christopher Lacson’s centre-right National Party will form a government in New Zealand, with the right-wing ATC as its preferred partner, after Labor leader Chris Hipkins conceded defeat in the general election.
The hitherto opposition National Party won 40% in the election and the ATC 9%, and are expected to secure enough seats to form a government, according to estimates by the Electoral Commission.
Based on an early forecast, the center-right coalition will have 65 seats in the 120-member parliament.
“Based on the numbers, the National Party will be able to form government,” said Lacson, the former Air New Zealand chairman who entered politics just three years ago and promised voters he would fight for the middle class. , will bring inflation under control and reduce the country’s debt.
“The numbers show that Labor is not in a position to form government,” Hipkins admitted, adding that he called Lacson to congratulate him on his victory.
After its landslide victory in the 2020 election, former prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labor Party has now suffered a heavy defeat, polling 26%, and some prominent figures such as Nanaya Mahuta, the former foreign minister, are not being re-elected. It is estimated that it will have 32 seats in the new parliament.
The National Party and ACT will have a slim majority and there is still the possibility that they will need the support of the populist New Zealand First party to form government.
Source :Skai
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