mactheknife wrote:
Pafret's characterization of the NZ political system is a little misleading. NZ has a "proportional representation" system modeled after that of Germany, which has led to a plethora of political parties, some of who are very small. In the last elections, the National Party (conservatives) received the highest fraction of the popular vote but did not receive a majority. The Labor Party (socialists) then formed a coalition with the New Zealand First Party (a left-leaning party) to form a coalition government and that coalition now governs the country. There was not another party that was large enough and that National could coalition with that would allow them to maintain power. Traditionally, Labor lasts only one term (4 years) during which the increase the tax on beer and screw up in many other ways. Yes, NZ does "sell citizenship", a practice that has been going on for years, as does Canada, but I'm not sure what the current price is, but $1 million sounds about right. That, by the way, is the cost of a modest house in Auckland. Their immigration system is clearly "merit-based" with money being the important metric. Hillary should like it for 4 years if she leaves now.
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Thank You for sharing How NZ works things..Found it interesting..