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Election Outcome Is ‘Too Close to Call’, Luxon Says

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National is set to gain a huge set of “overhang seats”, but Opportunity might still hold the balance of power.

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New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he saw a chance to form another government after a close election, although he admitted it was too early to predict the outcome of the vote.

A head-to-head race between the conservative National Party of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and the Social Democratic Labour Party is emerging in New Zealand's parliamentary election. The Opportunity Party could move into parliament for the first time with 5.9 percent and play a key role in the formation of government.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the outcome of the general elections is too tight to be announced and conveyed to his supporters that his party, the National Party, could form a new government, but negotiations and compromises will be needed./cstoica/denisse (BBC WORLD SERVICE – November 7)

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Stuff broke the news in Wellington, New Zealand on Friday, November 6, 2026.
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