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New Zealand’s Luxon Calls Meeting of Lawmakers to Address Leadership Speculation
MPs are weighing Chris Bishop and Erica Stanford as possible successors after Luxon’s MMP referendum plan unsettled caucus support.
- On Tuesday, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon called an urgent in-person meeting of National Party lawmakers for Wednesday, August 12, amid increased speculation about his leadership following a series of public missteps.
- Speculation intensified after Luxon announced support for an MMP electoral referendum on Thursday, August 6, without consulting colleagues, compounding criticism over his 'parent-child mentality' remarks to a Rotorua business audience for which he apologized.
- Discontented National Party MPs reportedly made several calls on Monday, August 10, to discuss leadership changes, with some identifying senior ministers Chris Bishop and Erica Stanford as potential successors should Luxon be ousted.
- Caucus members will meet Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. to address the issue, as recent Taxpayers' Union-Curia polling shows Luxon at 23.2% as preferred prime minister, trailing opposition Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins at 19.8%.
- With the November 7 general election less than three months away, the party faces high stakes, as a governing party has not replaced a sitting New Zealand prime minister between elections since 1997.
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NZ PM calls urgent meeting to address 'increased' leadership speculation
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he has called the in-person meeting of the National Party caucus amid calls from some quarters for a leadership change less than three months before an election.
·Ultimo, Australia
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PM calls MPs to Wellington for urgent caucus meeting on his leadership
Report from RNZ by Jo Moir The Prime Minister has called for an “urgent-in person” caucus meeting in Wellington on Wednesday morning. It comes amid renewed pressure on Christopher Luxon’s leadership. Luxon wrote on social media today, after postponing various prior arrangements, that it was “clear from various media reports and conversations there is increased […]
·Wellington, New Zealand
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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C 33%
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