New Zealand First

New Zealand First is a populist and nationalist, right-wing party in New Zealand. It was founded in 1993 by Winston Peters, a former politician of the National Party, and has since been inseparable from his person seen.

Political ideas

The core ideology of the party is, as the name suggests, that New Zealand mainly comes first. The immigration of foreigners should be stopped and New Zealanders should be better trained. The party explains simultaneously the elimination of unemployment to its uppermost task. She criticizes New Zealand as a welfare state. Among other things, an anti -corruption commission is required and this, although the party leader Winston Peters himself was involved in 2008 in a party funding scandal. Reducing the number of Members of Parliament as well as the reduction of consulting firms and advisers to the government by 50 % on the agenda of the party. Education is seen as an investment and health as a critical investment in human resource. Furthermore, calls for a reduction of taxes.

History

After the then National Party politician Winston Peters was ruled successively in October 1991 as Minister of Māori Affairs due to lack of cooperation from the Cabinet, a year later no longer allowed to participate in the group meetings and in March 1993, also from the candidacy for the parliamentary elections National was excluded, Peters resigned as parliamentarians, reached a by-election for the constituency of Tauranga, ran as an independent candidate and the constituency finally decided in his favor. This was for him at the same time created the basis to form a new party and to fund its creation. With some prominent party members from the National Party, founded Peters on July 18, 1993 in Auckland, the New Zealand First party. With populist and nationalist tones Peters won with his party in the subsequent election by 8.4% of the votes cast and therefore two seats in parliament. The party has since been represented with the exception of 2008-2011 in Parliament.

Parliamentary elections

Sources: Election New Zealand