17:28, 07-Oct-2017
New Zealand Final Election Results: National Party loses two seats in 120-seat Parliament
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New Zealand's Electoral Commission has declared the official results of the country's general election. An outright winner is still pending after the vote on September 23rd ended in a stalemate between the ruling party and opposition coalition.
The results show Prime Minister Bill English's National Party has 56 seats, leaving it short of a majority in New Zealand's 120-seat Parliament. The deadlock leaves the far-right New Zealand First Party holding the balance of power, with its nine seats likely to be crucial in forming a coalition government.
However, Labor Party leader Jacinta Ardern could still form a government, if a coalition deal can be reached with both its Green Party allies and another group.