New Zealand First has announced that it will form a coalition government with the New Zealand Labour party.
This means that Jacinda Ardern is the next Prime Minister of New Zealand.
Ardern will claim the top job after only two and a-half months as Labour leader.
The decision will be a shock to National. Currently, they hold two more seats than the Labour-Green partnership.
Ardern will be New Zealand’s third woman Prime Minister, after Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark. She will become the second youngest ever Prime Minister, after Edward Stafford who was also aged 37 when he took office 161 years ago.
After the September 23 election, Labour’s 36.9 per cent and the Greens’ 6.3 per cent gave them 54 seats between them, not enough for a majority without New Zealand First.
The three parties have 63 seats.
National polled 44.4 per cent and holds 56 seats, not enough for an outright majority.
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Great
Yippe Jacinda is me ladie
Cool well done
This is terrible
i voted for labour
Good for her but sad for Bill?
so great
Cool!
AH!!!
this is beatiful.
im so happy
This is bad I wanted national and bill English to win booooooooo!
Bull! Prepare to be taxed people!
its about time for a labour goverment im so happy
I wanted national to win the election.But Jacinda Ardern is pretty cool
id wish bill English was the Priminister….
great news I’m so happy with new zealand first’s decision
Wow! We have really good government. From Nathan
yay
go labour
yaaaaaaay
nooo
BOOOOOOOOOOO! THIS IS TERRIBLE
i want national.
YAyay jacinda oNe woOhoO
NUUUUUUU!!!
The labour party won! National should’ve!
NOOO GO NATIONAL
NOOO GO NATIONAL!!!
You can do this Jacinda You’re the best of labour and New Zealand.
Go Jacinda?☘️
Yay finally a good prime minister….
nooooooooooooooo this is not good. New Zealand is going to suffer bog time.
booooooooooooooooo national should have won
no way this cant be true
national should have won because that is what New Zealand wants.
be carefull with your money, Jacinda is coming for you and your money. She wants it all. Tax.
Cool ?
congratulation you have won now
national should have won
Prepare to pay taxes
This Awsome sorry about it national make sure that everything is not about money just follow the labour helping homeless xxxvxvxv
New Zealand is starting to lose money because of her.
I bet Jacinda wont be able to get in next term.
Great to finally see a change in government instead of National, yet again
so sad
Nooooooooooooooo
she came to our skool with our principle.
yussss
i want national
this is cool i mean we have a better leader of New Zealand
booooo i wont natinal thats what everybody wonts
this is really awesome
Jacinda is going to turn this place into a Socialist Republic. I just know it.
Well done Jacinda. You will make a great leader. A great, great leader. Like my wall. Great.
really interesting great article
Even though I supported National she is our Prime Minister for 3 years and I hope shes is a good one and i wish her good luck :):):):)
good job labour
Jacinda’s cool
She looks really friendly
the new prime minister are good
best day of my life national is just about the money and labour for homeless.
yayyy
This is just great. Here comes the taxes, fellas.
Stop crying because labour won instead of national New Zealand needs to change
If New Zealand wanted national to be in why did they choice labour then.
wow i totally love ardern she is amazing and pretty im so happy we have her as our prime minister…
Good job
I love national
How did this happen she needs more experience not deserverd ?
Awesome
Yay
Boo ?
i love labour
I HATE LABOUR