ABC AustraliaEN
The newcomer shaping up as NZ's next potential 'kingmaker'
Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong is trying to blaze a new trail through New Zealand politics this election.
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Daily MaverickEN
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: The kingmakers and the chaos awaiting Nelson Mandela Bay’s next coalition
With no party expected to secure an outright majority, smaller and newer political formations could have a decisive say in who governs Nelson Mandela Bay. Whoever takes the reins will inherit a municipality grappling with deep administrative and financial problems.
New Zealand HeraldEN
Election poll points to Opportunity being in kingmaker position unless National triggers overhang
Opportunity's projected seven seats could put it in the kingmaker position.
PunchEN
Kingmakers deny injunction, press Adeleke on monarch’s appointment
The kingmakers and chiefs of Ojo town in Osun State have dismissed reports that a state High Court had restrained Governor Ademola Adeleke from filling the stool of the Olojo of Ojo. The kingmakers said the reported order was false, noting that it was targeted at delaying the development of the ancient community. In a Read More: https://punchng.com/kingmaker
Financial TimesEN
New Zealand’s kingmaker could be a 38-year-old ex-KPMG consultant
Fiji-born Qiulae Wong backs ‘land tax’ to fund universal basic income and push down housing prices
ABC AustraliaEN
Israel's Arab parties emerge from deadlocked election as kingmakers
A record turnout of Arabs, many of whom identify as Palestinian citizens of Israel, tipped the political scales in the election and turned the Arab-majority parties into kingmakers in a deadlocked result.
The AgeEN
They’re potential kingmakers, but may be excluded from Israel’s government. Here’s why
October 7, 2023 changed the dynamics in Israel, making it harder for many Jewish Israelis to stomach co-operation with Arab parties.
Al Jazeera EnglishEN
Why Arab parties may not be the ‘kingmakers’ in this Israeli election
Exit poll projections show that if Eisenkot’s bloc teamed up with Arab parties, they could potentially unseat Bibi.
The Irish TimesEN
Arab parties could be kingmakers in Israel’s election. Netanyahu has reason to worry
Opposition parties are discussing an alliance that could strip the prime minister of key powers even if they fail to win an outright majority
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