New Zealand Election Too Close to Call as Center-Right Bloc Holds Edge
The country's Electoral Commission estimated that approximately 399,000 special votes remained to be counted and checked.
New Zealand's election on Saturday remained too close to call, with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's center-right coalition holding a razor-thin, one-seat parliamentary majority. Despite the opposition Labour Party leading the nationwide party vote, Luxon's National Party secured 42 projected seats, while Labour claimed 36. The final composition of Parliament could still shift due to approximately 399,000 special votes remaining to be checked and counted, including those cast by New Zealanders overseas and voters unable to cast an ordinary vote in their electorate.
Neither of the two dominant parties reached 30 percent of the preliminary party vote, indicating limited enthusiasm for either major party. The country's Electoral Commission intends to declare the official results on November 27.
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