New Zealand election in deadlock after four in 10 Kiwis snub major parties

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The New Zealand election is in a deadlock with under 400,000 special votes still to be counted. Both the major parties National and Labor have not secured the majority required to form government after four in 10 Kiwis preferred a minor party. Incumbent Prime Minister Christopher Luxon claims his camp is on track to form the next government, while opposition leader Chris Hipkins has not conceded. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-08/new-zealand-election-results-key-takeaways/107359778 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated…

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