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Who won New Zealand’s photo-finish election and why special votes could change everything
The Guardian UK
Sunday 08 November 2026, 03:27 UTC
By Michelle Duff in Wellington
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The shape of the next government will not become clear until special votes are counted and official results are announced on 27 NovemberNew Zealand faces weeks of uncertainty with election ‘too close to call’New Zealand’s right-leaning coalition, led by the National party, hopes to cling on to power based on Saturday’s cliffhanger general election. But the shape of the next government will not become clear until 27 November. Here’s why the outcome remains unclear and why almost 400,000...
The shape of the next government will not become clear until special votes are counted and official results are announced on 27 November
New Zealand’s right-leaning coalition, led by the National party, hopes to cling on to power based on Saturday’s cliffhanger general election. But the shape of the next government will not become clear until 27 November.
Here’s why the outcome remains unclear and why almost 400,000 yet-to-be-counted special votes could sway the result.
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