Centre-right party loses two seats in final tally and will need to rely on traditional partner Act as well as NZ First to form coalitionAfter weeks of political limbo, the final results of New Zealand’s election have been released showing the centre-right National party will need the support of the libertarian Act party and populist party New Zealand First to form a coalition government.The governing Labour party was ejected from office after six years in the October election, with preliminary results handing a slim majority to National and its traditional coalition partner Act.Reuters contributed to this report
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Author : Eva Corlett in Wellington and Serena Solomon in Auckland
Publish date : 2023-11-03 03:32:50
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Final New Zealand election results show National party will need populist NZ First to govern
