Politics 🗳️ NZ Politics

[miket12]

It’s truly incredible how badly National have handled this election. This should of been an absolute cake walk.

Now it looks like the country is going to be in a mess after this and Winston will hold the keys.

I don’t agree with many of his policies but Winston is an incredible politician

What will be interesting is how long Winston's memory is. Pretty much every time he's been in a coalition Government, his support has tanked at the next election, to the point that NZ First hasn't been in Parliament for the last three years.

I wonder if he will consider just giving a Government a confidence and supply vote agreement and not joining a "formal" coalition. Then again, Winston is really only concerned with one thing.... how Winston can gain power.

 

[Cces]

Anyone think the leader of TOP is a chance to win Ilam & drag 1 or 2 others into parliament with him? Big student population in that electorate

 

[Noitall]

What will be interesting is how long Winston's memory is. Pretty much every time he's been in a coalition Government, his support has tanked at the next election, to the point that NZ First hasn't been in Parliament for the last three years.

I wonder if he will consider just giving a Government a confidence and supply vote agreement and not joining a "formal" coalition. Then again, Winston is really only concerned with one thing.... how Winston can gain power.

Winston loves this. Will he want foreign minister again?

 

[John Nick]

Winston loves this. Will he want foreign minister again?

For Winston it's all about Winston

 

[Shogun]

Previously on Who Wants to be New Zealand's Next Prime Minister



Tomorrow will be a "really good election night" where a PM will be elected, instead of having 1 appointed. Democracy will be the winner, hooray.

 

[regenerated borg]

Hmmm who to vote for... Chippy, I ran an airline or Winnie and the others... (what a choice) man I hate MMP was hoping STV got through the 90s referendum...
Whoever looks after the people and the less fortunate gets my vote if any of them will..... absolutely over the self centered politics these days...

 

[defensivebomb]

Hmmm who to vote for... Chippy, I ran an airline or Winnie and the others... (what a choice) man I hate MMP was hoping STV got through the 90s referendum...
Whoever looks after the people and the less fortunate gets my vote if any of them will..... absolutely over the self centered politics these days...

Bishop Brian thanks you kindy for your vote.

You now have reserved a place in heaven

 

[Shogun]

Genius

 

[Bruce]

I can not wait for this shit show to be over. This has been a horrible and seemingly never ending campaign

You forgot boring

 

[regenerated borg]

Bishop Brian thanks you kindy for your vote.

You now have reserved a place in heaven

Actually Jesus never looked for any political gain while on earth..... so why should he?

 

[Bruce]

I called it in the old forum. Luxon is an absolute potato.

Potatoes have a many uses, I cannot think of one for Luxon...and I voted National

 

[Inruin]

Potatoes have a many uses, I cannot think of one for Luxon...and I voted National

surely stopping this shit show of a Government from getting back in would be one? assuming he gets there of course

 

[Inruin]

Hmmm who to vote for... Chippy, I ran an airline or Winnie and the others... (what a choice) man I hate MMP was hoping STV got through the 90s referendum...
Whoever looks after the people and the less fortunate gets my vote if any of them will..... absolutely over the self centered politics these days...

yeah, I don't think MMP was the best option out of the choices at that referendum.

It's kind of ironic, from what I see, that the parties who people think look after the people and less fortunate end up being worse for them, and vice versa.

 

[juju]

Act ruled out working with Peters as well but everyone knows they will do it to get in government… same as the Greens.

Peters prefers inexperienced PMs though. It’s why he picked Jacinda and why he will go with Luxon.

So if you think Winston will go with Luxon why exactly were you having a 6am meltdown about the possibility of Labour. Odd

 

[Bruce]

Has Winston actually released any policy???

yes he had some policies e.g. separate prisons for different gangs.

Jack Tame interviewed him about the policies, what good they would do, and how much they would cost?

Winston could not answer, sort of saying Tame had no right to question him.

Then he spat the dummy, Trump style, and warned him to wait until he was in power and what he was going to do to Jack Tame.

50 years ago that meltdown would have been front page news, lasted for weeks, and led to Peters disappearing forever.

Mu guess is hardly anybody saw it, or heard about it, and he may hold the balance of power.

Just crazy times.

 

[Bruce]

surely stopping this shit show of a Government from getting back in would be one? assuming he gets there of course

I agree totally, for what that is worth.

 

[John Nick]

In my opinion Luxon will do whatever it takes to be PM.
That's what it's all about for him.
I hope he has the ability to turn things around but unfortunately I am sure we will be going to the polls in 3 years time trying to get rid of him or more likely Willis

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

So if you think Winston will go with Luxon why exactly were you having a 6am meltdown about the possibility of Labour. Odd

Meltdown? Odd. I just posed some potential questions. This isn’t tiddlywinks!

Meltdown is this Labour government trying to run a country…

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Then again, Winston is really only concerned with one thing.... how Winston can gain power.

That’s all any Polly is interested in. At least he as honest and ballsy enough to make it all about himself.

Got a lot of respect for old Winston Peters. But he is well past it.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

1996 Peters / NZ First won all the Maori seats.

2023 he’s anti co-governance and all things Maori.

How’s that for a man of principles.