New Zealand's state-led coalition government has lost support among voters and a new voting show amid growing frustration with the economy and growing concerns that the country is heading in the wrong direction.
Meanwhile, the left block of Congress took a narrow lead in the third poll. This was the election held today so much that the opposition parties could form a government.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's favor also fell to record low.
a 1News-verian poll Luxon shows that he dropped two points to 22% in Prime Minister Preferred's stakes. This is his worst result since he became a leader. Labor's Chris Hipkins rose 2 points to 17%.
Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Luxon said he was. I'm not interested in the outcome.
“The only important poll is 2026 when the New Zealand public makes their decision. Is this government better or not in those three years?”
A poll conducted at the country's politically charged Waitangi Day event found that Luxon's National Party's support dropped three points to 34%, and his Union Partner Act increased by 1 point to 9%, New Zealand first dropped one point to 5%.
Seconds Taxpayer Union – Urine VotingFilmed between February 2-4, the favorability of the national and Luxon had dropped to 24.5%, just over two points.
The Union government has campaigned on its promise to correct New Zealand's economy and introduced a new wave of policies seeking to achieve this, including easing immigration and reducing public spending to attract foreign investment.
But in the country In the midst of a recession and High unemployment rateThe public's confidence in the economy has not yet been bounced back.
Of those surveyed in the Verian poll, 36% felt optimistic about the economy – down 5 points from the December poll, but economic pessimism rose 3 points to 25% I did. Meanwhile, half of those voted felt that the government was heading in the wrong direction, and 39% believed that it was heading in the right direction.
Luxon said he had “no illusions” and hoped the people would lock the economy into the government.
“New Zealanders hope we can overcome this economic pain and reach the other side, which requires us all to embrace growth more than anything else.”
Political commentator Ben Thomas said that, like many countries around the world, governments have inherited a tough economic situation, but their promise to cut costs of living has not yet quelled public lies.
“Running based on fixing the economy makes it difficult to provide it if people are still having tough economic times a year later. [promise] It's reliable. ”
Meanwhile, Luxon's lack of experience could affect his popularity, Thomas said.
“He's behind two generations of talent, John Key and Jacinda Ardern. They are uniquely skilled communicators and leaders, and Luxon suffers in comparison.”
Moreover, ongoing tensions over the controversial treaty principles bill of minor laws, which fears that many fears will undermine Maori rights, may promote a country's perception of misdirection. There is.
“New Zealanders don't like division… and I think it contributes to something to the mood of the people,” Thomas said.
