Conservative former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand’s next prime minister after winning a decisive election victory
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins to supporters while walking onto stage at a party event in Wellington, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, following a general election loss. Conservative former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand’s next prime minister after winning a decisivePeople voted for change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern.Luxon arrived to rapturous applause at an event in Auckland.
Her departure left Hipkins, 45, to take over as leader. He had previously served as education minister and led the response to theWith most of the vote counted, Luxon’s National Party had about 40% of the vote. Under New Zealand’s proportional voting system, Luxon, 53, is expected to form an alliance with the libertarian ACT Party.
The National Party candidate for the seat, Melissa Lee, told The Associated Press she was feeling excited but also nervous about the final result in Mount Albert. David Farrar, a longtime conservative pollster, said there was still a good chance that Labour would end up holding the seat once all the votes were counted. However, he said, his initial impression of voting throughout the country was that it was turning out to be a “bloodbath” for the left.
Warm spring weather in the largest city, Auckland, seemed to encourage voters, with queues forming outside some polling places. Early voting before Election Day was lower than in recent elections. “I’ve gotta tell you, crime is out of control in this country,” Luxon said. “And we are going to restore law and order, and we are going to restore personal responsibility.”
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