New Zealand's newfound coalition agreement provides an opportunity for stability and positivity within politics, which simply never occurred under Labour. For New Zealand, real politics is back on the menu — hopefully replacing the continual stream of inept mistakes witnessed under the left in years prior.
Despite positive rhetoric, Luxon's inability to form a timely coalition government will likely only embolden ACT and New Zealand First to impose their wills upon New Zealand's political future. There seem to be too many self-interested egos steering the ship for this government to even remotely provide success. It wouldn't be a surprise if the right-wing coalition crumbles quicker than it took them to come together.
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