New Zealand election results show National Party needs other parties to form govt

In New Zealand, the final results of the general election indicate that the centre-right National Party will need the support of both the ACT New Zealand and NZ First parties to form a government. The Electoral Commission said the conservative National Party won 48 seats and right-wing ACT 11 seats, giving them 59 seats in the 122-seat parliament. New Zealand First's eight seats would give the three parties a majority. The polling for the general election was held on the 14th of this month. 

The



Commission said Labour New Zealand won 34 seats, the Green Party 15 seats, and Te Pati Maori six seats.

New Zealand Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon told a press conference that the result was much as expected and his party had been in discussions with both ACT and NZ First since the election. He said there is goodwill and good faith from all three political party leaders to move through the negotiation processes constructively and as quickly as possible.