{
  "id": 18685693,
  "title": "New Zealand election too close to call with half the votes counted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/new-zealand-election-too-close-to-call-with-half-the-votes-counted",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T09:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW News",
    "slug": "dw-news",
    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/new-zealand-election-too-close-to-call-with-half-the-votes-counted/a-79883056?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Early results after polls closed in New Zealand show the two main parties neck-and-neck. The country has strict election-day laws on political reporting to prevent voters from being swayed at the last minute.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "New Zealand's two main parties deadlocked in early election counting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/new-zealands-two-main-parties-deadlocked-in-early-election-counting",
        "published": "2026-11-07T08:20:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "New Zealand counts votes in razor-thin election after campaign centred on cost of living",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/new-zealand-counts-votes-in-razor-thin-election-after-campaign",
        "published": "2026-11-07T08:33:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Two main New Zealand parties neck and neck with 50% of votes counted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/two-main-new-zealand-parties-neck-and-neck-with-50-of-votes-counted",
        "published": "2026-11-07T09:29:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "New Zealand parties neck and neck with over half of votes counted",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/new-zealand-parties-neck-and-neck-with-over-half-of-votes-counted",
        "published": "2026-11-07T10:15:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}