New Zealand PM-elect Luxon says Nicola Willis 'locked in' as finance minister

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Ms Willis, National's finance spokesperson, was widely expected to become minister of finance. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Mr Luxon's centre-right National Party and preferred coalition partner ACT New ZealandRoughly 567,000 special votes, around 20 per cent of the total, must still be counted, and Mr Luxon has said his party was waiting for those votes to be counted while working on building relationships with both ACT and New Zealand First.

Ms Willis, National's finance spokesperson, was widely expected to become minister of finance, according to media reports. "The only two people we've locked in is Prime Minister Chris Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis," Mr Luxon told reporters, without giving details on the rest of his cabinet.

Ministers will not be announced until the country has a new government in place and these roles will likely be part of National's negotiations. The official result is due on Nov 3, and conservative parties have historically lost at least a seat with the final count and so Mr Luxon might require the support of New Zealand First to form the government.More On This Topic

 

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