(October 22, 2017 at 7:50 am)c172 Wrote: We have an old family friend in Dunedin, Otago, so NZ is kind of interesting to me (less angry wildlife than Oz). The PM result kind of surprised me. I thought the government selected the PM (and that this young lady was of a different party than the majority).
It's not even 5am. Maybe I shouldn't post. But she seems lovely.
Labour and the New Zealand First parties have formed a coalition, which gives them more seats in parliament than the National Party.
The PM is simply the leader of the party with the most seats or, failing that, the leader of the largest party in a coalition government.
Boru
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