New Zealand's Centrist Kingmaker Says Populism Failing Voters Worldwide

Opportunity knocks for centrist NZ party to turn tide

The leader of New Zealand's ascendant centrist movement on Monday said voters worldwide were turning against populism after her party secured a record result in last week's elections. Qiulae Wong's Opportunity Party could play a kingmaker role in New Zealand's next government after a knife-edge vote in which neither of the country's main parties won enough seats to govern alone. Speaking outside parliament, she said her win represented a sea cha…

NZ kingmaker party sees global backlash against populism

WELLINGTON, Nov 9 — The leader of New Zealand’s ascendant centrist movement said today that voters worldwide were turning against populism after her party secured a record...

New Zealand’s centrist kingmaker says populism failing voters worldwide

“I think we are seeing a push globally for more pragmatic politics,” Qiulae Wong told journalists on Monday (Nov 9).

New Zealand's centrist kingmaker says populism failing voters worldwide

Qiulae Wong's Opportunity Party could play a kingmaker role in New Zealand's next government after a knife-edge vote in which neither of the country's main parties won enough seats to govern alone. Speaking outside parliament, she said her win represented a sea change after a decade of rising populism and extremism worldwide. "I think we are seeing a push globally for more pragmatic politics," she told journalists. "We've seen that populism does…

Election reminder: These are Opportunity's five non-negotiables for a coalition

The Opportunity Party could be kingmaker after the final vote count, and its leader Qiulae Wong says both National and Labour should be able to get on board with the party's five bottom lines.

‘Populism doesn't deliver’: New Zealand centrist leader hails election breakthrough

The leader of New Zealand’s ascendant centrist movement said Monday that voters worldwide were turning against populism after her party secured a record result in last week’s elections. Qiulae Wong’s Opportunity Party could play a kingmaker role in New Zealand’s next government after a knife-edge vote in which neither of the country’s main parties won […]