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New Zealand election: Negotiations begin on forming coalition government

: National Party leader Bill English addresses supporters at the National Party election night event in Auckland
: National Party leader Bill English addresses supporters at the National Party election night event in Auckland Source: AAP

In New Zealand, negotiations have begun to form a coalition government after Saturday's general election ended in a stalemate.


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By Biwa Kwan, Tara Cosoleto, Thảo Hồ

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In New Zealand, negotiations have begun to form a coalition government after Saturday's general election ended in a stalemate.


The election might be over, but the negotiations on who will form government are just beginning.

 

Since 1996, New Zealand's mixed-member, proportional-representation voting system has forced the country's major parties into, at times, tense partnerships with minor parties.

 

It is no different this time round.

 


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