Opportunity Party polling above 5% threshold as voters split on its political position
The Opportunity Party has cleared the 5% polling threshold in recent surveys, though voters remain divided on whether it sits left, right or centre.
Recent polls show the Opportunity Party has surpassed the 5% threshold needed for representation, with one poll putting it at 8%. Voters are split on the party's political position, with roughly a third viewing it as centrist, a third unsure, and remaining respondents leaning left, particularly older voters. Among those intending to vote for Opportunity, 60% see it as neither left nor right. Most voters say they know little about the party or its leader, Qiulae Wong.
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