2020 New Zealand general election & referendums (17 October)

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Jacinda is probably going to cruise to re-election, right?

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I really wish we had a leader like Jacinda here in America. She's one of the best, if not the best, world leader right now (in my opinion).

NZ is lucky to have her. Hopefully, we can restore some decency here in America by electing Joe Biden in November.

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Jacinda and the Labour Party should still be cruising to victory, right? I haven't been catching up much with this election for the past 2 or so months.

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Jacinda and the Labour Party should still be cruising to victory, right? I haven't been catching up much with this election for the past 2 or months.

Basically it’s a question whether or not Labour will be able to govern on their own. That hasn’t happened under MMP (since the 1996 election).

Jacinda and the Labour Party should still be cruising to victory, right? I haven't been catching up much with this election for the past 2 or months.

More or less. It's almost guaranteed to be labour forming the govt, just what govt is the question. If say there are only three parties in parliament and a lot of wasted votes, then Labour are getting a majority with their present polling average, whereas if Winston somehow gets back in then Labour are more likely going into coalition or minority govt. Labour's overall end percentage is the most important number if not enough votes are wasted, so this is more or less a game of margins.

Thank you both!

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It really does put a smile on my face that someone as great and awesome as Jacinda Ardern has not only won another term, but with one of the biggest landslides (and apparently/likely the first Majority Government under MMP). It was a well-earned and well-deserved victory for someone that has led NZ through multiple crises.