81. The coalition agreement came after eight weeks of negotiation between New Zealand First, National and the opposition Labour Party. 82. The coalition agreement created a new agency, the Coalition Conciliation Council, to resolve differences that may spring up within the new administration. 83. The coalition agreement provides for pension increases, state support for poorer regions, free meals for primary schoolchildren and a review of a planned energy price hike. 84. The entire government has to step down if one coalition partner leaves, according to the coalition agreement. 85. The final coalition agreement included a statement about the injustices committed in East Germany including the shooting of would-be dissidents at the Berlin Wall. |
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