# Governing party leads in early results of New Zealand’s tight election

https://mins.news/en/item/133511

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-07 06:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/7/governing-party-leads-in-new-zealands-knife-edge-vote-early-results?traffic_source=rss

> Early results show New Zealand’s centre-right National Party with 31.19 percent of the vote, ahead of the centre-left Labour Party on 28.35 percent. The Electoral Commission said the centrist Opportunity Party would clear the 5 percent threshold for parliament.

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