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MMP is finally showing its true self as parties accept strategic voting – Editorial

From NZ Herald · () English

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  • A New Zealand Herald editorial says Act Party candidate Paul Henry’s support for strategic voting highlights the way voters can use MMP’s electoral rules.
  • The editorial argues that New Zealanders are becoming more familiar with the system’s political complications as the election campaign begins.

MMP is beginning to show its full character as New Zealand’s election campaign gets underway, the Herald editorial argues.

Act Party candidate Paul Henry has become the latest political figure to suggest that voters consider strategic voting. He made the comment at a public event on Friday night, adding to a growing discussion about how people should use the system.

The editorial says New Zealanders are finally starting to understand MMP and its quirks. Strategic voting may look convoluted, but the piece argues that the system creates the incentives and politicians are responding to them.

Its conclusion is blunt: voters who dislike the manoeuvring should blame the rules of the game rather than the players using them.

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