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19 Oct 2017

Waiting and wishing: social media reacts

10:39 pm on 19 October 2017

After weeks of negotiation and speculation, Winston Peters announced today NZ First prefers a coalition with the Labour Party. RNZ rounds up the best social media reactions to his announcement.

Winston Peters didn't seem to might leading reporters around after him.

Waiting journalists hope to get a second with NZ First leader Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller

Winston Peters has announced that he will form a coalition government with the Labour party.

Check out a recap of how we got here, find out what you need to know, and look back on RNZ's live coverage

The announcement, which was streamed live on the NZ First leader's Facebook page, came after a long day's wait by both media and the public that saw the anticipation reach boiling point on social media:

Immediately after the long-awaited reveal, during which Mr Peters also dropped reference to rockers The Rolling Stones, supporters of Jacinda Ardern and the Labour party started rejoicing wildly online in a time-honoured meme-heavy fashion:

And while there wasn't as many negative reactions on Twitter to the announcement, those hoping for a different outcome expressed their bitter disappointment - although many of them are too rude to share here. But here's a selection of those aren't:

And as always, Twitter provided a payload of humorous commentary on the decision:

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