The COVID-19 crisis tests oppositions as well as governments. Ahead of New Zealand's election, National risks failing that test
- Written by David Hall, Senior Researcher in Politics, Auckland University of Technology
GettyImagesIt isn’t easy being a political opposition in the midst of a crisis. The volatility within New Zealand’s National Party – which has had three leaders in as many months – is a case in point.
Some argue this is circumstantial. The COVID-19 crisis has benefited the incumbent government – or, more precisely,...
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