Allegations and rumours that disaffected National Party MPs mounted or considered an internal leadership coup to unseat party leader Christopher Luxon, and the subsequent debate over whether any coordinated attempt actually took place.
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failed internal challenge to Luxon's leadership
Poll: Did National make the wrong call keeping Luxon?claims of behind-the-scenes leadership plots
Can National put the leadership questions behind them?Stacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.
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