Election reminder: These are Opportunity's five non-negotiables for a coalition

Election reminder: These are Opportunity's five non-negotiables for a coalition

The Opportunity Party could be kingmaker after the final vote count, and its leader Qiulae Wong says both National and Labour should be able to get on board with the party's five bottom lines.The party's new MPs arrived at Parliament for the first time on Monday.Speaking outside it, Wong said she would like to meet with all party leaders over the next few weeks - but would leave any negotiations to after the final vote count.Wong said the party's five bottom lines remained and were "very reasonable" and if party leaders could not meet it they would have to explain to the New Zealand public why they could not."Being in coalition means we would really need to be comfortable with the overall direction the government is going in, that's going to be how we determine what role we play," she said.She declined to say which ministerial portfolios she'd want Opportunity MPs to hold, but indicated climate change, environment, commerce and consumer affairs were areas where it had strong policy.Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong arriving outside Parliament for the first time.RNZ / Mark PapaliiThe Opportunity Party's five bottom lines:Giving the Commerce Commission more teeth and greater independence to tackle excessive market power in supermarkets and other uncompetitive sectors, bringing down prices. Wong had said the problem was broadly agreed, and it was time to do something about it.Regulating lobbying and capping political donations to "clean up politics". "New Zealanders deserve to know who is trying to influence their government, and no one should be able to buy disproportionate political influence," she previously said.Developing a 10-year plan to "fix the health system" alongside health professionals, with clear commitments on funding, workforce and infrastructure. "A 10-year plan would give the health system a stable direction for its workforce, infrastructure and funding."Phasing out bottom trawling, working with industry, iwi and coastal communities to fairly manage the transition.Recommitting to Paris Agreement emissions reduction obligations and protecting the Climate Change Commission's independence. "We will not support a government that walks away from our international obligations or undermines the independent Climate Change Commission," Wong had said.On talks with the National Party, Wong said she knew they would eventually call.However prior to Saturday, the National Party leader had repeatedly ruled out working with the party.Luxon told Morning Report on Monday one of the big lessons from the campaign was the need for more cross-party collaboration.Wong said she would call Luxon in the next few days if she had not heard anything.She was not surprised to hear Luxon mention Opportunity and cross-party collaboration in his election night speech.Wong earlier told Morning Report she had received congratulatory phone calls from Labour's Chris Hipkins and the Greens' Chlöe Swarbrick.She said there were no discussions about potential governing arrangements.On election day, Wong's party made history as the first to enter Parliament from the outside under the MMP electoral system - securing six percent of the vote, provisionally winning seven seats.Official results are expected on 27 November.

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