Countries that have delayed elections due to Covid-19

  1. Anguilla
  2. Australia
  3. Austria
  4. Argentina
  5. Armenia
  6. Bangladesh
  7. Bolivia
  8. Bosnia
  9. Botswana
  10. Brazil
  11. Cameroon
  12. Canada
  13. Chad
  14. Chile
  15. Colombia
  16. Czech Republic
  17. Ethiopa
  18. Falkland Islands
  19. France
  20. French Guiana
  21. Gabon
  22. Gambia
  23. Germany
  24. Ghana
  25. Gibraltar
  26. Guernsey
  27. Hong Kong
  28. India
  29. Indonesia
  30. Iran
  31. Isle of Man
  32. Italy
  33. Kenya
  34. Kiribati
  35. Kosovo
  36. Kyrgyzstan
  37. Latvia
  38. Liberia
  39. Maldives
  40. Moldova
  41. Montenegro
  42. New Caledonia
  43. Nigeria
  44. North Macedonia
  45. Northern Cyprus
  46. Oman
  47. Paraguay
  48. Poland
  49. Romania
  50. Russia
  51. Serbia
  52. Slovakia
  53. Solomon Islands
  54. Somalia
  55. South
  56. Spain
  57. Sri Lanka
  58. Switzerland
  59. Syria
  60. Tunisia
  61. Uganda
  62. United Kingdom
  63. United States (26 states or territories)
  64. Uruguay
  65. Zambia
  66. Zimbabwe

This is a real test for the Prime about whether she is making decisions for the public good or Labour's good.

If the election is not delayed, voting starts in just 19 days. A third of the population is in Level 3 lockdown and the rest of NZ may follow. All political parties and candidates have suspended their campaigns. There is no door knocking. There are no public meetings. There can be no campaign launches. Rest homes are locked down. are closed. Most people (in Auckland) can't go to work.

71 other countries have decided that you want elections to be held at a time when you can maximise turnout, and decided to delay their elections. Labour for years has said it is vital to make it as easy as possible for people to vote and pushed through law changes allowing same day enrolment and voting etc.

So the decision to be made by the Prime Minister is a very important one, that will tell us a lot about Labour's priorities.

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