New Zealand shifts to the right, but only slightly by global standards
Briefly

Almost six weeks after its general election, New Zealand finally has a government. Leaders of three conservative parties announced Friday that they had reached a coalition agreement, ending weeks of closed-door negotiations and cementing the nation's shift to the right - although it will be a modest one compared to...
Christopher Luxon, whose center-right National Party won the largest share of votes in the Oct. 14 election, will be prime minister, as expected. But final election results left Luxon needing both the right-wing ACT and the populist New Zealand First parties to form a government.
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