Luxon gives himself time for coalition negotiations

Luxon gives himself time for coalition negotiations
Prime minister-elect Christopher Luxon says his immediate priority is to form a government. (Image: Dileepa Fonseka/BusinessDesk)
Dileepa Fonseka
National party leader Christopher Luxon is giving himself time to form a government by sending a proxy to an important engagement in the Pacific and signalling he might do something similar for Apec's next meeting in San Francisco. The announcements mean Luxon is giving himself until at least the middle of November to form a government.Speaking ahead of the release of the final election results on Friday, Luxon told reporters in Auckland he believed the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in the Cook Islands was important but indicate...

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