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New Zealand gets two deputy PMs after marathon coalition talks

After weeks of negotiations, incoming PM Christopher Luxon announces that populist Winston Peters and libertarian David Seymour will share deputy role

Nearly six weeks after New Zealand’s general election, the incoming prime minister, National’s Christopher Luxon, has announced the shape and policies of the next government alongside the libertarian Act and populist New Zealand First parties.

After a signing ceremony at parliament on Friday, Luxon said the role of deputy prime minister would be split between populist NZ First party leader Winston Peters and ACT party leader David Seymour. Peters will take the role for the first half of the term, and Seymour will go second.

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