Early results indicate people were favoring a conservative change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Voting closed Saturday in New Zealand and ballot counting was underway in a general election, with early results indicating people were favoring a conservative change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern. With more than one-third of the votes counted, former businessman Christopher Luxon was poised to become the nation’s next prime minister.
David Farrar, a longtime conservative pollster, said there was still a good chance that Labour would end up holding the seat once all the votes were counted. However, he said, his initial impression of voting throughout the country was that it was turning out to be a “bloodbath” for the left. Luxon has promised tax cuts for middle-income earners and a crackdown on crime. Hipkins had promised free dental care for people younger than 30 and the removal of sales taxes on fruit and vegetables.
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