atheist123 583 Posted September 20, 2014 The NZ 2014 election is over and the results are: -National (center right party) has a clear majority of 61 seats out of 121 (first time a major party has governed without the help of minor parties under the MMP system). National can pass whatever law they want on their own, without the support of minor parties, which means that their more radical policies could more easily be implemented. -Green (left party) support dropped from 14 seats down to 13 seats, and Labour (center left) from 34 to 32... Apparently our country doesn't care about Tertiary education, the environment, or closing the poverty gap much. -The Internet-Mana Party didn't win any seats... So basically our population doesn't care about being spied on, being lied to by our government, and government corruption, and don't want their voices heard on these issues in Parliament. -The Conservatives (far right party) won 4.1% of the party votes, but didn't get into Parliament. At least this is one positive thing to come from the election A National/Conservative government would have been the worst thing imaginable for our country... At the end of the day, this election means very little... Just thought I'd rage a little bit over politics and be boring Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted September 20, 2014 Gotta love politics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ultima Spark 753 Posted September 20, 2014 Gotta love politics. Then vote for someone other than Phony Tony and his cronies (rhymes intended) next election. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted September 21, 2014 Then vote for someone other than Phony Tony and his cronies (rhymes intended) next election. My area (Indi) voted an independent in. Only area to kick Liberal out. So don't blame me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akatsuki 47 Posted September 21, 2014 Whoever you vote for, there will no doubt be corruption. And trust me, most governments breach privacy whether we like it or not. Students are crying here in Australia too ...University fees are going to increase to about/over 150%. Bright future ahead of us ...y'know ...paying off our debts for about 30 years after our graduation -__- 2 Yuya Sakaki and atheist123 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
