Raf Manji has spent most of the campaign vowing that if TOP enter Parliament after this election, they'll sit on the cross benches, regardless of who wins:
https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/31-10-2022/raf-manji-on-top-3-0-the-balance-of-power-and-ruling-out-a-role-in-government
Now they've decided to do a deal after all, why on Earth would TOP do it with the NatACTs?!?
TOP say they want to tax the wealthy, remove sanctions on social welfare benefits:
https://www.top.org.nz/fair-tax-system
... and legalise cannabis:
https://norml.org.nz/tokethevote-2023-your-cannabis-based-voting-guide/
Totally the opposite of what the NatACTs are planning.
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