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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Eva Corlett in Wellington

One third of New Zealanders doubtful incoming coalition can work well together, poll finds

Act leader David Seymour (left), incoming prime minister and National leader Christopher Luxon and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters
One month after the election , coalition talks between Act leader David Seymour (left), incoming prime minister and National leader Christopher Luxon and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters (right) are continuing. Composite: Getty images/AP/AFP

A vote for new leadership in New Zealand has not translated into widespread confidence that the incoming three-party government will work constructively together, while a growing number of people feel unsure as to whether the country is on the right track, a new Guardian Essential New Zealand poll has found.

The poll tracked just under 1,200 New Zealanders in November after the final election count, which revealed that the centre-right National party would require both the libertarian Act and populist New Zealand First parties to form a government.

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