The Green Party is the first minor party under MMP to survive Government and win 5 per cent of the vote again. ANALYSIS: It’s a coming-of-age moment for the Greens and even (at a stretch) a significant coming-of-age moment for the MMP system. RYAN ANDERSON/Stuff The Green Party haveThat the Greens have managed to climb this mountain is historic for MMP. After 24 years with the voting system, it appears that a minor party has established a permanent presence for itself on the electoral landscape. With Winston Peters gone, the Greens have some licence to pull the “tail-wags-dog” card that’s the privilege of minor MMP parties.

Source: Stuff October 17, 2020 15:56 UTC