Uncounted Votes Could Alter New Zealand’s Narrow Lead
The government’s initial majority remains provisional.
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In this lesson: Evaluate the size and certainty of a provisional majority.
Grammar in this story: Outstanding in election counting
votes remain outstanding
Outstanding means not yet dealt with or counted here, not unusually good.
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State the preliminary advantage and the reason it remains provisional.
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The governing bloc initially has 67 seats, one above the majority threshold of 66. Roughly400,000 special votes remain outstanding, so the final governing majority is not yet established.
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