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New Delhi: Among the many terms analysts and global news outlets used to describe the defeat of New Zealands incumbent Labour Party in the preliminary election results were bloodbath, bluenami and voters punishment...
Not long after preliminary election results started pouring in Saturday, Chris Hipkins, who took over as leader of the Labour Party in January this year, conceded defeat to the National Party led by former businessman Christopher Luxon...
Ultimately, the fight came down to domestic issues inflation, housing and crime. That Labours handling of the Covid-19 pandemic backfired also went against the ruling party, which had been in power for the last six years largely under the leadership of former prime minister Jacinda Ardern...
Premesha Saha, a fellow with Delhi-based think tank Observer Research Foundations (ORF) Strategic Studies Programme that covers Oceania and Indo-Pacific affairs, told ThePrint that Labours domestic policies backfired and ultimately led to its defeat...
A coalition in the pacific countrys parliamentary system requires 61 seats for a majority, which means the National Party needs to secure a minimum of 11 more seats to grasp power.. Further, about half a million special votes are yet to be counted and will only be announced along with the final results on 3 November..
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