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?A i Auckland ' i The; National Party will C the Pacific Islands •I i ■ ' j | Initial moves in what the Opposition considers part I, of its long-term strategy for the 1990 General ('Election, were made lon Monday .'with a meeting df( the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Bolger,
■L- ■' ' • 11| ■' and a prominent member | of ; the Pacific Islands j community. : ’ Senior National officials I believe their party should make.concerted efforts to attract ' political support . from (the Island community? A’ successful strategy would ! involve Pacific ! Island voters abandoning; their traditional backing of the Labour Party.:
National advisers estimate there I are about 45,000 eligible Pacific Island voters. iThe population is ' youthful and clustered in working class, Labour-voting; electorates. But Opposition planners believe they can attract Pacific Island support with appropriate policies and cut the Labour allegiance. ■ i - ■ ! I - ~11
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