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EPISODE · Aug 6, 2026 · 2 MIN

Liam Hehir: Lawyer and political commentator on PM's interest in a MMP referendum

from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · host Newstalk ZB

The Prime Minister's interest in an MMP referendum's being labelled as a potential blunder. Christopher Luxon's revealed on Newstalk ZB he's open to another vote on the 1996 Mixed Member Proportional system, if re-elected.  It provides a party and an electoral vote and was reaffirmed in a 2011 referendum. Lawyer and political commentator Liam Hehir told Ryan Bridge no one's able to say if this is a policy announcement, or just a view. He says this makes it more likely it wasn't pre-planned; it just came off the cuff and blew up into something larger than Luxon wanted. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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