New Zealand PM Luxon called an urgent National Party caucus meeting for Wednesday in Wellington, calling leadership speculation a 'major distraction,' 90 days before the general election.
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Tuesday called an urgent in-person National Party caucus meeting for Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in Wellington amid renewed speculation about his leadership, 90 days before the country's general election. Luxon wrote on X that 'increased speculation' had become a 'major distraction' needing swift resolution. An Aug. 7 Taxpayers' Union-Curia poll had National at 31 percent (up 0.5 points), while a July Radio New Zealand-Reid Research poll showed National at 28.7 percent, its lowest since Luxon became leader in 2021.
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