New Zealand PM survives leadership challenge
Luxon, flanked my his caucus, speaks to the media in Wellington.
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he had the “full support” of his ruling National Party on Aug. 12 after surviving a leadership challenge called with less than three months until a general election.
Luxon has led New Zealand since 2023 but has been unable to reverse his party’s slide in the polls, with a series of gaffes, divisions within his ruling coalition, and rising living costs and unemployment denting his popularity.
He called an emergency meeting on Aug. 11 after media reported growing speculation that his leadership was no longer tenable.
