Zardnaar
Deity
Long story short. 2020 Election Labour won the election outright in a proportional based system.
2022 the shine has worn off with multiple polls essentially showing the left/right divide more or less neck and neck. 59% on election night down to 44%, 46% for the right.
This means the Maori Party will control the balance of power. Current poll from reputable source.
Anyway the Maori Party is on the 5% threshold for representation but they have several Maori seats Labour have the rest. Iirc there's 6 or 7/120 Maori seats they were leftover from the 19th century when we went proportional in 1996. Maori can stand on general seats (anyone can stand in Maori seats but good luck winning).
But the Maori Party on current polling controls who gets to form the next government. It's assumed they will support the left but they have coalitioned with the right before (and got decimated at the polls).
Anyway what are people's thoughts on an ethnic based Party controlling the balance of power? It's not impossible they go right vs left either. The right is polling close to historical highs.
2022 the shine has worn off with multiple polls essentially showing the left/right divide more or less neck and neck. 59% on election night down to 44%, 46% for the right.
This means the Maori Party will control the balance of power. Current poll from reputable source.
Anyway the Maori Party is on the 5% threshold for representation but they have several Maori seats Labour have the rest. Iirc there's 6 or 7/120 Maori seats they were leftover from the 19th century when we went proportional in 1996. Maori can stand on general seats (anyone can stand in Maori seats but good luck winning).
But the Maori Party on current polling controls who gets to form the next government. It's assumed they will support the left but they have coalitioned with the right before (and got decimated at the polls).
Anyway what are people's thoughts on an ethnic based Party controlling the balance of power? It's not impossible they go right vs left either. The right is polling close to historical highs.