Wednesday, 19 June 2002, 1:52 pm Press Release: ACT New Zealand
Wednesday 19 Jun 2002
Helen Clark's claim that Labour
won't go into coalition with the Greens has no
credibility, ACT leader Richard Prebble says.
"Ms Clark
is endorsing Jeanette Fitzsimons in Coromandel. One of the
reasons she gave for calling an early election was to allow
time for coalition talks with the Greens before
Christmas.
"The Greens were told the election date
before Labour's own caucus.
"No party under MMP has
ever got 50 percent of the vote. The real reason for the
Prime Minister's statement yesterday was that polling
shows a third of Labour supporters say they are voting
Labour only to stop the Greens.
"Ms Clark is
frightened that a third of Labour's support will peel off
and vote for National and ACT.
"The electorate will
realise that the election is really a contest between
Labour/the Greens - the parties of high tax and high-spend
government - and National/ACT - the parties of low tax,
choice and personal responsibility," Mr Prebble said.
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