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Article: Progressive Party.(ELECTION 2005)(political party)
- Article from:
- New Zealand International Review
- Article date:
- September 1, 2005
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New Zealand has a long and proud tradition of centre-left governments clearly stating our commitment to democracy and humanitarianism in foreign policy. Examples include the stance taken by Michael Savage's government in the 1930s in support of the League of Nations, the role Peter Fraser's government played in setting up the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the initiatives of Norman Kirk and later governments on nuclear testing and nuclear-armed vessels in the 1970s and 1980s.
The Progressive Party endorses this tradition and these policies and fully supports the coalition government's decision not to participate in the invasion ...