Opinion polls predicted Simon Bridges was heading for a wipeout. FMTNews NewZealand Election
Bridges has been accused of striking the wrong tone with the New Zealand public.
National Party lawmakers voted to ditch Simon Bridges after opinion polls predicted he was headed for a wipeout at a general election on Sept 19. Muller, 51, said his focus was on helping New Zealand’s economy recover from the damage caused by the coronavirus epidemic. Bridges, a former police prosecutor, has been accused in recent weeks of striking the wrong tone with the New Zealand public by attacking aspects of the Ardern government’s coronavirus response.Muller, who began his political career as a staffer to former prime minister Jim Bolger, is seen as a more centrist and pragmatic leader than Bridges.A One News-Colmar Brunton poll released Thursday night put support for Ardern’s Labour Party up 18 points at 59%, a record for the centre-left grouping.
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