Are there any other examples of contemporary political leaders being elected on a Right-populist program, then ditching that crowd and steering to the pragmatist Centre? The Mayor of Auckland is a fascinating case (and invulnerable to accusations of "woke") thespinoff.co.nz/politics/30-...
How an anti-rates lobby group tried to influence a breakaway council budgetWayne Brown is accusing a group of councillors of secretly pushing the agenda of the Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance. They strongly deny the claim.thespinoff.co.nz