Leo Molloy has quit the race to become Auckland’s next mayor, conceding: “I cannot win”.

[…] “I thank my team for their hard work, and of course my sponsors. We did our best, but it wasn’t quite enough.

“I won’t be endorsing another mayoral candidate just yet, but I may do so once I scrutinize their policies in more detail. If I do endorse it’ll be a fiscally responsible candidate – not a reckless spender.”

[…] Molloy’s decision came shortly after the latest Rateayers’ Alliance-Curia poll showed he had dropped to third place behind businessman Wayne Brown.

NZ Herald

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