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So is this how the government coalition implodes? - king1 - 19-03-2024

Winnie is not one to back down...

Quote:Christopher Luxon to speak to Winston Peters over Nazi comments
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/512056/christopher-luxon-to-speak-to-winston-peters-over-nazi-comments


Quote:Winston Peters doubles down on ‘Nazi Germany’ comments, promises more today
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/winston-peters-doubles-down-on-nazi-germany-comments-promises-more-today/3JDBJVFOLZF2DP7GCW2YALUD6A/


What happens if Winnie pulls his support?  Are we back to the polls?


RE: So is this how the government coalition implodes? - harm_less - 19-03-2024

Put together with Chris Hipkins' 'drunken uncle' comments this echoes of Muldoon's drunken "schnapps election" announcement back in 1984, and that didn't go too good for National as it turned out.


RE: So is this how the government coalition implodes? - Oh_hunnihunni - 19-03-2024

Please, all that is good, make it so...


RE: So is this how the government coalition implodes? - Lilith7 - 19-03-2024

(19-03-2024, 11:56 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Please, all that is good, make it so...

So Christopher Luxon will 'speak to Winston about his behaviour'... Rolleyes


I SO wish McPhail & Gadsby were still here, they'd have a ball with this lot. Big Grin Big Grin

Sadly though, I doubt it would be so easy - or so soon.

Oh look - Winnie's 'doubling down'...

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/winston-peters-doubles-down-on-nazi-germany-comments-promises-more-today/3JDBJVFOLZF2DP7GCW2YALUD6A/


And they're not doing as well as expected according to this poll.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/political-roundup-scoring-46-out-of-10-the-new-government-is-struggling-in-the-polls/EGCYAIJE6ZEP5NRSDD34AOS5YI/