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Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi holding his tie aloft to symbolise a noose during his maiden speech in Parliament, Wellington. 03 December, 2020. NZ Herald photograph by Mark Mitchell NZH 04Dec20 – RGP 05Dec20 – Rawiri Waititi makes his maiden speech. PHOTO / FILE WGP 05Dec20 – Rawiri Waititi BTG 05Dec20 – Rawiri Waititi makes his maiden speech. PHOTO / FILE

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Imagine if Christopher Luxon had said this… or David Seymour.

Te Pati Maori Rawiri Waititi has revealed he isn’t “a fan of democracy” during a candid pre-election conversation with Newshub.

He explained why he thinks democracy is a “tyranny of the majority” and the one law he could pass immediately if he had the power.

Read more here. Discuss it on The BFD.

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