Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 1, 2016 17:26:55 GMT 12
MAORI PARTY PRESIDENT 'SEES CHANCE FOR HER PEOPLE'
Maori voters have just been given a chance to have a big say in who will form the next government of New Zealand after the 2017 General Election, according to the president of the Maori Party, Rangimarie Naida Glavish. "And not just a big say, but also a big play in that next government as a coalition partner if we use the power of our collective votes wisely."
Ms Glavish was commenting on the announcement by Labour and the Greens that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to campaign together in next year’s election.
"The choice for Maori is simple: do we want to continue to depend on either of the two major Pakeha-dominated parties for scraps from the table, or do we combine our voting strength to sweep enough of the seven Maori seats to give us the balance of power. Ideally, we’d like all seven, but five are a realistic and achievable target, and would likely yield an extra two or three Party list seats…..
www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/253276
Maori voters have just been given a chance to have a big say in who will form the next government of New Zealand after the 2017 General Election, according to the president of the Maori Party, Rangimarie Naida Glavish. "And not just a big say, but also a big play in that next government as a coalition partner if we use the power of our collective votes wisely."
Ms Glavish was commenting on the announcement by Labour and the Greens that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to campaign together in next year’s election.
"The choice for Maori is simple: do we want to continue to depend on either of the two major Pakeha-dominated parties for scraps from the table, or do we combine our voting strength to sweep enough of the seven Maori seats to give us the balance of power. Ideally, we’d like all seven, but five are a realistic and achievable target, and would likely yield an extra two or three Party list seats…..
www.voxy.co.nz/politics/5/253276