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New Zealand's National Party wins re-election

New Zealand's National Party wins re-election

 

New Zealand's governing National Party has won an emphatic victory in general elections, near-complete results show. With nearly 100% of the votes counted, PM John Key's party held 48%, with the opposition Labour Party lagging behind on 25%. The Greens had 10%. Mr Key has recently been forced to defend his party against claims of dirty politics and mass spying. But he has now won his third term in office, with Labour leader David Cunliffe admitting defeat.

 

 

"I have called John Key and congratulated him and acknowledged he will continue to be prime minister of New Zealand," Mr Cunliffe was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. Meanwhile, Mr Key said: "I'm ecstatic, it's a great night."Nearly 3.5 million people were eligible to vote. Under New Zealand's proportional representation electoral system, a coalition government is more likely than a majority for one party. But the results suggest Mr Key might be able to govern alone, without the support of the populist New Zealand First party.

Election Results -- Overall Status

Results Counted: 7,198 of 7,198 (100.0%)
Total Votes Counted: 2,112,522
Special Votes: 254,630
Less than 6 votes taken in Voting Places: 1,385
PartyParty
Votes
%
Votes
Electorate
Seats
List
Seats
Total
Seats
National Party 1,010,464 48.06 41 20 61
Labour Party 519,146 24.69 27 5 32
Green Party 210,764 10.02 0 13 13
New Zealand First Party 186,031 8.85 0 11 11
Māori Party 27,074 1.29 1 1 2
ACT New Zealand 14,510 0.69 1 0 1
United Future 4,533 0.22 1 0 1
Conservative 86,616 4.12 0 0 0
Internet MANA 26,539 1.26 0 0 0
Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party 8,539 0.41 0 0 0
Ban1080 4,368 0.21 0 0 0
Democrats for Social Credit 1,609 0.08 0 0 0
The Civilian Party 906 0.04 0 0 0
NZ Independent Coalition 895 0.04 0 0 0
Focus New Zealand 677 0.03 0 0 0
  71 50 121

 

The National Party is projected to win 61 seats in the 120-member parliament, according to the national electoral commission. Labour looks set to secure 32 seats, while the Greens will have 13. The Internet-Mana Party - which has been funded by online billionaire Kim Dotcom - failed to get a single seat. Mr Dotcom, who is accused of copyright infringement in the US, took personal responsibility for the failure. The German-born mogul was not a candidate himself because he is not a New Zealand citizen.

 

"Distractions"

Mr Key, a former banker, campaigned on his strong economic track record and has pledged tax cuts. Mr Cunliffe promised to narrow the wealth gap through a capital gains tax and raising the minimum wage.

 

However, the main policy issues have been somewhat overshadowed by allegations in a book, Dirty Politics, that National used bloggers to smear opponents. It resulted in the resignation of Justice Minister Judith Collins.

 

Mr Dotcom held an event featuring Edward Snowden, the US National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower, and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who accused Mr Key of mass domestic spying.

 

However, Mr Key dismissed the allegations.

"There's been all these distractions and different issues going on but the polling hasn't really moved," he told reporters on Friday. "There's just the natural tightening you get in any [campaign] cycle."

src:bbcnews,electionresults.govt.nz

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