Coalition deal revealed

Coalition deal revealed
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Ian Llewellyn
David Seymour and Winston Peters will take turns being deputy prime minister under the coalition deal revealed on Friday morning.The National party leader and incoming PM, Christopher Luxon, said the three-party coalition government is the first in New Zealand’s MMP history, with all parties represented in Cabinet.The main points of the deal are:NZ First leader Winston Peters will be deputy PM for the first half of the three-year Parliamentary term;Act leader David Seymour will be deputy PM for the second half of the term;Peters will be m...

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