By Peter Smith
Published: August 31 2008 22:59 | Last updated: August 31 2008 22:59
He is young, smart and rich, and if the polls are right he will dethrone Helen Clark as prime minister of New Zealand when the country holds an election in the next 11 weeks.
But John Key, a 47-year-old former Merrill Lynch investment banker and republican, risks arriving ahead of time.
John Key: the leader of the opposition National party entered parliament only six years ago after a successful career in the commercial world
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