Jostling Begins Between Parties to Form New Zealand Government
- PM-elect says National has reached out to both likely partners
- Wants to build relationships before final results on Nov. 3
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New Zealand’s center-right political parties have begun to jockey for position as Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon prepares to enter talks to form a coalition government.
Luxon, whose National Party won the biggest share of the vote in Saturday’s election, on Monday said his team had reached out to the two smaller parties with which he’s likely to share power — the libertarian ACT Party and the nationalist New Zealand First.