Luxon declares talks finished; govt announcement Friday

Luxon declares talks finished; govt announcement Friday
Finally, a government is ready to be formed. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Dileepa Fonseka
Negotiations have concluded with Act and New Zealand First to form a government, the prime minister-elect, Christopher Luxon, confirmed this afternoon."The parties are now going through their respective party processes for final sign-off and we expect that process to be completed this evening."Speaking briefly to the media, Luxon said Parliament would sit on Dec 5 and he would be seeing the governor general later today."To New Zealanders, thank you for your patience,” Luxon said.While the agreements reached since the electi...

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