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After close vote, New Zealand must wait weeks for new government
WELLINGTON: New Zealanders faced weeks of uncertainty on Sunday over who will govern the country after their general election, with the current coalition holding a slim majority but a potentially decisive slice of votes still to count. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s National Party and its partners ACT and New Zealand First were on track for 67 of the currently projected 131-seat parliament, Electoral Commission preliminary results of Saturday’s vote showed. Sixty-six seats are needed for a majority. But special votes, around 14% of the total, remain to be counted, the commission said. Th...
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