Tuesday, 28 September 1999, 10:54 am Press Release: Green Party
ACT has withdrawn from the Coromandel electorate - in a
panicked deal with National to shore up the right-wing vote,
say the Greens.
Green Party co-leader and Coromandel
candidate Jeanette Fitzsimons said an ACT Waikato
spokesperson confirmed the party's withdrawal at a public
meeting in Waihi on Friday. Up till now, ACT had been
advertising for a Coromandel candidate in local media and on
their website.
Ms Fitzsimons said ACT pulled out of
Coromandel, and earlier from Tauranga, in a two-for-one deal
with National.
"ACT stands aside in Coromandel and
Tauranga - the two seats National is most worried about, and
in return gets a gets a free run at Wellington Central," Ms
Fitzsimons said.
An independent poll in Coromandel last
month showed Ms Fitzsimons two points ahead of the National
candidate.
Ms Fitzsimons said ACT's Coromandel no-show
would not change that position as there had been no ACT
candidate when the poll was taken.
"We are confident we
will win the seat. The poll shows we have the support of the
public and this latest move shows National has little
confidence in its candidate."
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