- After six years of Liberal rule, New Zealand elected conservative leader Christopher Luxon as Prime Minister.
- He has won a decisive victory in the recent elections.
- The Liberal government was led by Jacinda Ardern for most of the time.
- Luxon's National Party received about 40% of the votes. He will form a government in coalition with the libertarian ACT party.
- The Labor Party received about 25% of the votes, which is almost half of the votes it received in the previous election.
- Luxon has promised tax cuts for middle-income earners and crime control.
- He has also promised to abolish the Māori Health Authority, which he says has created two separate health systems.
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