Election Deniers, Kiwi Edition
Hipkins told Jack Tame he would not scream about illegitimacy and would accept the result. After election night he said National was only still in the hunt because it had “manipulated the electoral system”. Swarbrick called it “mask-off voter suppression”.
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Since election night, David Seymour and others have been talking out of turn. Winston Peters told them to wait for the final result. That is still the sensible advice.
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