The debate over whether the Opportunity Party (TOP) occupies a genuine centrist ideological position or is deploying centrism as an electoral strategy, including scrutiny of its policies and its potential role as a parliamentary power broker.
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distance from polarisation and ideology
This ‘centrist’ party is rising in NZ polls. Will it prove power broker?positioning as a bridge between left and right
Explainer: What are the Opportunity Party's policies?Stacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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