The government’s first 100 days have gone largely to plan – now comes the hard part
- Written by Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University
Although the notion of a government’s “first 100 days” in office is constitutionally meaningless, it has become part of the modern political lexicon.
Ever since US president Franklin D. Roosevelt used the phrase to usher in an era of unparalleled congressional activity in 1933, it has been adopted by administrations the world over...
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