DemocracyNZ leader, Matt King confirmed this week that the party has an application before the Electoral Commission for party registration.
“We’ve had the numbers for a while but we want everything in order … all our, (i)s dotted and our (t)s crossed.” Said, King.
King, a former police officer and Northland MP quit the National Party in February in a difference of opinion over mandates. He was one of the few politicians who spent any time at the parliament protest in Wellington in March.
The party has a website although it is unusally difficult to locate in searches.
No specific policies have been released yet, but DMZ is definitely not a one issue party, as more of its board members and key players add their names and faces to a growing public profile.
The party’s foundation is based on democracy, equality, and unity for all New Zealanders – it’s not just an anti-mandate/pro-choice platform, and King a Northland farmer is well versed in the current issues affecting the rural sector.
Central to the party’s vision is the “restoration and protection” of the Bill of Rights, along with a stated aim to “take race out of everything”.
The party is currently running a roadshow around New Zealand, attracting unusually large numbers of attendees for this stage of our political cycle.
Palmerston North
Gisbourne
Whanganui
