A moderate millennial newcomer could decide knife-edge New Zealand election
CNN · Todd Symons ·
New Zealand is set for one of its tightest elections in years, with the incumbent conservative coalition facing an uncertain path to power and polls pointing to a millennial newcomer becoming the kingmaker.
New Zealand is set for one of its tightest elections in years, with the incumbent conservative coalition facing an uncertain path to power and polls pointing to a millennial newcomer becoming the kingmaker.
Support for two parties that have dominated Wellington politics for almost a century – the center-right National party and center-left Labour party – has cratered below 30% respectively in public polling, with voters turning to players entrenched further to the right, the left, and to a centrist party that could enter parliament for the first time.
Frustrated with soaring living costs, stubbornly high unemployment and a stagnant economy in recent years, voters on Saturday are looking beyond their traditional choices.