New Zealand Conservatives Seal the Deal to Form Government

Published on November 23, 2023

Centre-right Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon has sealed a deal to form government with ACT New Zealand and New Zealand First. The National Party leader led his party to a decisive result on election day Oct. 14, receiving the majority of votes. The incoming prime minister told reporters he expects to hold a signing in ceremony on Nov. 24 following all three parties signing their deals on Nov. 23. Mr. Luxon said he was pleased to announce negotiations with the respective parties have now concluded. “Those agreements are now before the parties for ratification, which we hope to have this evening, at which point I will talk again to the governor general and formally confirm that we are able to form a government,” Mr. Luxon said in a press conference....

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