This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/24/new-zealand-kingmaker-winston-peters-deputy-prime-minister-foreign
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand kingmaker Winston Peters to be deputy prime minister and foreign minister | New Zealand kingmaker Winston Peters to be deputy prime minister and foreign minister |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| New Zealand’s kingmaker Winston Peters has been rewarded for taking the Labour party into government by being named deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister. | New Zealand’s kingmaker Winston Peters has been rewarded for taking the Labour party into government by being named deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister. |
| Last week Peters, whose New Zealand First party won nine seats in September’s general election, said he would form a coalition government with Labour, after weeks of negotiations that saw incumbent Bill English’s National party, which has the largest number of MPs, leave empty-handed. | Last week Peters, whose New Zealand First party won nine seats in September’s general election, said he would form a coalition government with Labour, after weeks of negotiations that saw incumbent Bill English’s National party, which has the largest number of MPs, leave empty-handed. |
| Prime minister elect Jacinda Ardern has repaid Peters’ support by naming him as deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister, both roles he has held in previous governments. | Prime minister elect Jacinda Ardern has repaid Peters’ support by naming him as deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister, both roles he has held in previous governments. |
| From 1996 to 1998 Peters served as deputy prime minister under a National-led government, and in 2005-2008 he was foreign affairs minister in Helen Clark’s Labour-led government. | From 1996 to 1998 Peters served as deputy prime minister under a National-led government, and in 2005-2008 he was foreign affairs minister in Helen Clark’s Labour-led government. |
| Ardern is scheduled to be officially sworn in on Thursday, making her New Zealand’s third female prime minister and, at 37, the country’s youngest leader in 150 years. | Ardern is scheduled to be officially sworn in on Thursday, making her New Zealand’s third female prime minister and, at 37, the country’s youngest leader in 150 years. |
| Ardern will sign the coalition agreement with NZ First on Tuesday afternoon, as well as a confidence and supply agreement with the Green party, which won eight seats in parliament. | Ardern will sign the coalition agreement with NZ First on Tuesday afternoon, as well as a confidence and supply agreement with the Green party, which won eight seats in parliament. |
| Details of those agreements and what concessions were made during the negotiation process will be announced on Wednesday. | Details of those agreements and what concessions were made during the negotiation process will be announced on Wednesday. |
| The Green party has confirmed four of its MPs will have roles inside government – but not in the cabinet – working on key campaign issues such as climate change and cleaning up waterways. | The Green party has confirmed four of its MPs will have roles inside government – but not in the cabinet – working on key campaign issues such as climate change and cleaning up waterways. |
| “The Green party’s ministers will work hard alongside our team and the rest of the Labour-led government to ensure we make a positive contribution to the lives of New Zealanders by addressing our priority areas of climate change, clean water and ending poverty,” said Green leader James Shaw. | “The Green party’s ministers will work hard alongside our team and the rest of the Labour-led government to ensure we make a positive contribution to the lives of New Zealanders by addressing our priority areas of climate change, clean water and ending poverty,” said Green leader James Shaw. |
| New Zealand First will have four cabinet positions and one under-secretary, with likely portfolios to include defence, economic development and forestry. | New Zealand First will have four cabinet positions and one under-secretary, with likely portfolios to include defence, economic development and forestry. |
| In a Facebook message Peters warned his supporters to be understanding when the details of NZ First’s negotiations with Labour are revealed on Wednesday. “As the song says, you can’t always get what you want,” he posted. | In a Facebook message Peters warned his supporters to be understanding when the details of NZ First’s negotiations with Labour are revealed on Wednesday. “As the song says, you can’t always get what you want,” he posted. |
| Ardern has confirmed that in addition to being prime minister she will manage a portfolio, which is likely to be minister for children or the arts, both longstanding areas of interest to her. | Ardern has confirmed that in addition to being prime minister she will manage a portfolio, which is likely to be minister for children or the arts, both longstanding areas of interest to her. |
| On Monday, US president Donald Trump called Ardern at her home in Auckland to offer his congratulations. A White House press release said the phone call had reaffirmed the two countries’ close ties. | |
| “The two leaders underscored the importance of the bilateral partnership between the United States and New Zealand and pledged to continue close cooperation on the many priorities the two countries share,” the statement read. | “The two leaders underscored the importance of the bilateral partnership between the United States and New Zealand and pledged to continue close cooperation on the many priorities the two countries share,” the statement read. |
| But newspaper USA Today has raised eyebrows in New Zealand by declaring Ardern a “Trump-like leader”, because of her planned cuts to immigration, naming her in a list alongside the Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte and Andrej Babiš, next prime minister of the Czech Republic. | But newspaper USA Today has raised eyebrows in New Zealand by declaring Ardern a “Trump-like leader”, because of her planned cuts to immigration, naming her in a list alongside the Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte and Andrej Babiš, next prime minister of the Czech Republic. |
| “Call them the political offspring of President Trump if you like,” the article said. “Wealthy, controversial, outspoken and skilled at delivering electoral upsets and victories by appealing to voters’ nativist instincts.” | “Call them the political offspring of President Trump if you like,” the article said. “Wealthy, controversial, outspoken and skilled at delivering electoral upsets and victories by appealing to voters’ nativist instincts.” |
| Last month the Wall Street Journal also compared Ardern to Trump in a tweet Ardern slammed as “offensive”. | Last month the Wall Street Journal also compared Ardern to Trump in a tweet Ardern slammed as “offensive”. |
| “Meet New Zealand’s Justin Trudeau – except she’s more like Trump on immigration,” the WSJ’s tweet read. | “Meet New Zealand’s Justin Trudeau – except she’s more like Trump on immigration,” the WSJ’s tweet read. |
| On Tuesday morning Ardern spoke with Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister. She has also received calls from the British and Australian prime ministers. | On Tuesday morning Ardern spoke with Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister. She has also received calls from the British and Australian prime ministers. |
| 🇳🇿🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/5PKHAlGjUA | 🇳🇿🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/5PKHAlGjUA |