Politics
Voters punish major parties in close New Zealand election.
National's electorate wins create a nine- or ten-seat overhang, raising the majority threshold to 65 or 66.
OriginalSourceChannel News AsiaSingaporeLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedPublished14:33 UTCSourceChannel News AsiaSingaporeLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedPublished14:33 UTC
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“New Zealand faces coalition talks after knife-edge election”
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2 2 Voters punish major parties in close New Zealand election.
National's electorate wins create a nine- or ten-seat overhang, raising the majority threshold to 65 or 66.