ELECTION 2020: Govt seeks advice on election date, delays dissolving Parliament

ELECTION 2020: Govt seeks advice on election date, delays dissolving Parliament
Pattrick Smellie
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the government will delay today's intended dissolution of Parliament to next Monday, at the earliest, and is seeking advice from the Electoral Commission on implications of a longer lockdown than the current three days on the date of the general election.At a briefing at the Beehive this morning, Ardern said "no decisions have been made" with respect to any possible change to the current election date, Saturday, Sept. 19.She confirmed also that Finance Minister Grant Robertson is already eng...

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