Election 2026: Luxon, Seymour warn Winston Peters may not stay with the right

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Election 2026: Luxon, Seymour warn Winston Peters may not stay with the right

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The New Zealand First leader is trying hard to assure voters his party “won’t do a deal with Labour”.

Parul May 28, 2026

Opinion: Prime minister Christopher Luxon and ACT leader David Seymour have both warned centre-right voters Winston Peters may not remain with the right after the election, sharpening campaign tensions inside the current coalition as bloc politics tighten ahead of November.

Luxon made the comments in an interview with Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking Breakfast on Monday, after Seymour used ACT’s weekend campaign launch in Auckland to make an even sharper warning about Peters’ political unpredictability.

While saying he trusted Peters as a coalition partner in the present government, Luxon said he could not be certain about what the NZ First leader would do after the election.

“He’s gone 50% of the time with Labour, 50% of the time with us,” Luxon said.