National says vote Seymour and Dunne

Bill English announced:

Prime Minister Bill English today signalled National’s intention to work with support partners – United Future and ACT – in this year’s General Election. …

“We are encouraging National supporters to give their electorate vote to ACT candidate, David Seymour, in Epsom, and United Future candidate, Peter Dunne, in Ohariu – and their party vote to National.

“To be clear, we want to increase our party votes in those electorates and that’s what our National Party candidates will be working hard to do.

Marks for being upfront. Voters still have a choice of course. National is standing candidates. National supporters can vote for the National candidate if they so wish, or vote for the candidate of a coalition partner.