Special Votes Keep New Zealand’s Result Open
A narrow preliminary lead is not a confirmed final majority.
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May gives a possibility. It neither guarantees a change nor guarantees the early totals will stay the same.
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The governing bloc has 67 seats in preliminary results. Around 400,000 special votes remain, so those totals may change before the official results on November 27.
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