New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has announced a policy to restrict voting rights to only those with New Zealand citizenship.
Peters announced the policy at a public meeting in Warkworth on Sunday afternoon.
Currently, legal residents living in New Zealand continuously for a year or more, and whose visa does not require them to leave within a certain time are eligible to vote.
Announcing his new policy on Sunday, party leader Peters said voting “should be a privilege of those who have sworn allegiance to New Zealand, and who have made the commitment to make New Zealand their home and their future”.
“If you haven’t made that commitment or sworn that allegiance, we are happy to let you live here permanently, but why should you get a say in how this country is run or governed?” he said.
“New Zealand First will restore the basic democratic principle that the right to decide New Zealand’s future belongs to New Zealand citizens.”
RNZ
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Announcing his new policy on Sunday, party leader Winston Peters said voting “should be a privilege of those who have sworn allegiance to New Zealand, and who have made the commitment to make New Zealand their home and their future”.
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