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New Zealand preliminary count projects narrow governing-coalition majority
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Governing parties projected at 67 seats; special votes outstanding
New Zealand’s preliminary election results project 67 seats for governing partners National, ACT and New Zealand First in a 131-seat parliament, according to the Electoral Commission. Their combined total is one above the 66 needed for a majority. An estimated 399,365 special votes remain to be checked and counted—14.1% of estimated ballots, calculated from the commission’s totals. The results remain provisional, with official results due November 27. Reuters reports that neither major-party leader claimed victory. The timestamp records publication of Reuters’ report, rather than the results’ release time.
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