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New Zealand: Tanczos set to throw his hat in the ring

Patrick Crewdson

Herald on Sunday, NZ

Sunday 16 Apr 2006

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Nandor Tanczos has given his strongest indication yet that he will seek
to succeed the late Rod Donald as co-leader of the Green Party.

The party executive has told contenders not to announce their candidacy
publicly until after nominations close on April 21.

The English-born Rastafarian said the party's edict prevented him from
confirming widespread speculation he would go for the job but added:
"I'm certainly not ruling it out."

The 40-year-old lost his place in Parliament at the last election after
being demoted on the party list but came back when Mr Donald died
suddenly in November.

Speaking to the Herald on Sunday, Mr Tanczos scotched suggestions his
seeming reluctance to return to Parliament - which he once dubbed a
"toxic hellhole" - meant he would be insufficiently dedicated to be
co-leader.

"Having given a great deal of thought as to whether I was going to
return to Parliament when Rod passed on and having made the decision to
do so, let me say that as far as I'm concerned it's full steam ahead,"
he said.

One of Parliament's most polarising figures, he could prove a
controversial counterpart for Jeanette Fitzsimons.

Auckland University political scientist Dr Raymond Miller said that
while the dreadlocked MP was seen by some as representing the "extreme
pro-cannabis wing" of the Greens, he also had a national profile and an
established support base among younger and student voters.

"The sort of people who are likely to say that he will give the party a
bad image aren't the sort of people who are likely to support the Greens
anyway," he said.

The new co-leader will be elected by party members at their annual
conference over the Queen's Birthday weekend. There must be one female
and one male leader.

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