Christopher Luxon, Leader of the National Party waves to supporters at his election party after winning the general election to become New Zealand’s next prime minister in Auckland, New Zealand, October 14, 2023.
He said he had spoken with the leader of the conservative ACT New Zealand, David Seymour, twice on Saturday and believed the two parties would work constructively.
National "will be coalescing with the ACT party and also with New Zealand First and we just don't know yet what dynamic that's going to bring."
National's campaign manager Chris Bishop warned the party might lose at least one seat when the special votes are counted.
If National and ACT lose a seat, they would need to reach an agreement with the populist New Zealand First.
Persons:
Christopher Luxon, David Rowland, ” Luxon, David Seymour, Bryce Edwards, Edwards, Chris Bishop, Luxon, Winston Peters, Peters, Anthony Albanese, Lucy Craymer, Mark Potter, Chizu Nomiyama, William Mallard
Organizations:
National Party, New, REUTERS, Rights, ACT New Zealand, National, ACT, Electoral, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, Labour, Thomson
Locations:
Auckland , New Zealand, Auckland, Australia