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[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

For everyone elese who didn't know, the current "Waka Jumping" law in NZ allows the leader of a political party to demand the resignation of a member of Parliament who leaves their party. Sounds like the Greens are wary of the law in general, so they require an internal 75% vote for their leader to request the ejection.

The ejected member will be replaced via a new election, if they represent a district, or by the next person on the party list if they were from the proportional vote.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That's an awesome name for a law. I'm guessing it's a Maori term originally.

Edit: Waka is a Maori word for a canoe. So I guess it means jumping out of the canoe?

[-] uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

Curious what the reason for the downvotes are (currently at -3).

[-] pooperNickel@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

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  • [-] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org -4 points 3 weeks ago

    Cool we got the people down voting good posts just because of the person submitting them just like reddit...

    [-] pooperNickel@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

    Cool we got troll defenders just like reddit...

    [-] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org -4 points 3 weeks ago

    Yes I'm the problem not the one staking another account...

    [-] pooperNickel@lemm.ee 5 points 3 weeks ago
    [-] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

    The US needs this kind of law. With multiple people switching from Dem to Rep after elections are done, it really undermines the will of the people. Most of them didn't vote for that specific person because they love that specific person. They voted for someone who represents their ideal government. So when that person does a 180, it should open them up to being kicked out by the party or put up for a special election.

    [-] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -5 points 3 weeks ago

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