In it together
Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley were elected co-leaders of the Green party. Has a political party had co-leaders before?
— The Green party of Aotearoa, New Zealand, founded in 1990 from an earlier Values Party, has been co-led since 1995, when Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald were elected. The party, which gained 6.9% of the vote in the 1990 general election, is currently the third largest political party in New Zealand with 14 seats and 10.7% of the vote in the 2014 general election.
— Inspired by its example, New Zealand’s Alliance Party also adopted co-leaders in 2004, but failed to arrest its decline. It was de-registered as a political party last year.
New, improved Vaz
How much could Keith Vaz earn selling commercial washing machines?
— Experienced laundry sales person to maintain and increase client portfolio within north of England.
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