New Zealand First Says Supports Labour Party for Government

New Zealand First Says Supports Labour Party for Government
New Zealand's new opposition Labour party leader, Jacinda Ardern, speaks during an event held ahead of the national election at the Te Papa Museum in Wellington, New Zealand Aug. 23, 2017. REUTERS/Ross Setford
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WELLINGTON—New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said on Thursday he would support the Labour Party to form a government after an inconclusive Sept. 23 election, making Jacinda Ardern the country’s third female prime minister.

“We had a choice to make... for a modified status quo or for change,” Peters told reporters in Wellington, ending nearly a month of political uncertainty following the election which has hit the local currency and business sentiment.