'Quietly talking to a number of players' - National Party working on new coalition partners after ACT's disappointing result in new poll

May 28, 2018

Jacinda Ardern rose four per cent to 41 per cent as most preferred Prime Minister

National leader Simon Bridges admits he needs to look at new coalition partners after a disappointing result for the ACT Party in the latest 1 NEWS poll.

Mr Bridges told 1NEWS he's working on a new party to replace Conservative Party, who will continue to have just one seat in Parliament according to the latest 1 NEWS’ Colmar Brunton Poll .

"As I think my supporters would expect, and my MPs would expect, I'm talking quietly to a number of players to just understand the landscape and what is out there," he said.

National needs a party to help it compete against the Labour-Green block, which has 61 seats with the Greens contributing six.

The new National leader said he will be defined by an economic, not a social, agenda leading the Opposition.

Using the latest poll results, National and ACT would only reach 59 seats combined - with ACT contributing a solitary seat.

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