The Country Party

The Country Party is a centre-left to left-wing political party in New Zealand, that is currently a component party of the Alliance.

Formation (March-May 2021)
On 6 March 2021, former Governor-General, Lady_Aya announced the launch of The Country Party along with purplewave_. . The party was initially concieved as a centre-left wing party that sought to serve the interests of rural communities while not adhering to either the major two parties. The Country Party went on to contest the Northland April 2021 By-Election, achieving second place and beating out New Zealand Labour Party with 22.47% of the vote. Shortly a month afterwards seeking to contest the Northland April 2021 By-Election, Lady_Aya made a surprise announcement that she would be resigning as leader for The Country Party and would later become the Chief Electoral Officer. Shortly prior to this appointment, she pursued a deal to form the Alliance with the Community and |Kotahi.

Following the formation of the Alliance, The Country Party has made a more left wing turn and has underperformed, especially in comparison to their counterparts in the Alliance. Additionally, at the moment there exists no leader for the Country Party as that position is currently vacant.