And the nominees are …

The Republican Movement has announced the top ten nominees for the position of President of New Zealand. A mock election will be run online later this year. The nominees are:

• James Belich
• Jim Bolger
• Sir Douglas Graham
• Sir Robert Jones
• Sir Kenneth Keith
• Don McKinnon
• Claudia Orange
• Vincent O’Sullivan
• Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
• Sir Wilson Whineray

The first round of voting will see five candidates eliminated. Then there will be a series of further votes until there is a winner.

I’m not sure who my preference would be at this stage. Possibly Dame Kiri as she would be wonderfully politically incorrect at times!