Luxon Survives Confidence Vote, Coalition Stable

0:00It's April 21st, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Canada News Today, local news powered by AI. New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon dodged a bullet Tuesday, surviving a confidence vote from his own party's lawmakers. He called for it himself amid slumping polls that had folks whispering about a shakeup. The vote happened behind closed doors at a routine national party meeting. Luxon stepped out afterward and straight up told reporters he came out on top, no drama. The center-right national party has run the coalition government since the 2023 election, with Luxon at the helm since 20. 21. Poll Dives had analysts predicting an internal revolt. This puts things about six months out from the next national election on November 7th. No major fallout yet, but the pressure's real. Luxon's grip holds for now, keeping the coalition steady as election season heats up.