• NZ Election 2017: Early results show National Party leading Labour in record vote
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[QUOTE]New Zealand's ruling National Party has won the most votes in the country's general election but not by enough to form a government without help from other parties. That means New Zealanders may need to wait for days or weeks before knowing who their next leader will be as the different political parties try to negotiate with each other to form a coalition. Under New Zealand's proportional voting system, large parties typically must form alliances with smaller ones in order to govern. That means there is still a chance that Prime Minister Bill English's main challenger, Labour's Jacinda Ardern, could get the top job. With nearly all votes counted, the National Party was leading with 46 per cent, while support for Labour was 35.8 per cent, according to the Electoral Commission. The nationalist New Zealand First Party had about 7.5 per cent of the vote so far, tipping it as a likely kingmaker. Speaking to supporters in Auckland, the Prime Minister underscored that "just short of half of all New Zealanders voted National" but said it was clear his party could not form government alone. "As we go into negotiations with the intention of forming a stable government that enables this country to deliver for New Zealanders," he said. "In the next few days we will begin discussions with New Zealand First, finding common ground, and, most importantly, taking on the responsibility of forming the kind of government that will enable New Zealand to get on with its success." Ms Arden told supporters "the final outcome of tonight's election won't be decided by us". "Sometimes MMP [the mixed member proportional voting system] leaves us with an outcome that requires a little bit of extra work," she said. "I simply cannot predict at this point what decisions other leaders will make." Votes for the Green Party, which has a working agreement with Labour, reached 5.8 per cent. Ms Ardern, the 37-year-old who only became Opposition Leader in August, was vying to become New Zealand's third female prime minister and the youngest in modern history. She said she was "humbled by this election" and thanked volunteers for their help. "On this night I pledge all my energies, my every waking moment to ensure that no matter where tonight's result takes us, I am committed to a future we can all be proud of, a future that is better," she said. Mr English, who oversaw a disastrous election loss for the National Party in 2002, became leader last year after his predecessor John Key's shock resignation. [/QUOTE] [url]http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-23/nz-election-national-party-wins-most-votes-but-coalition-needed/8978166[/url]
[quote]That means New Zealanders may need to wait for days or weeks before knowing who their next leader will be as the different political parties try to negotiate with each other to secure a majority.[/quote] Sounds way too familiar
so when they say center-right how does that compare on a scale of right to righter?
[QUOTE=Sableye;52710470]so when they say center-right how does that compare on a scale of right to righter?[/QUOTE] From what little I've read of them from over the ditch (aka glancing over their website) they seem a lot like Democrats
I've heard stories of National pissing off old Winston Peters. This could really go any way.
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