November 9, 2026

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Will New Zealand have a new government by Christmas? | ABC NEWS


New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s National Party looks ‘likely’ to be in the box seat to negotiate a new coalition government. However, it is very tight election and there are still 400,000 special votes to be counted. Foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic says it won’t be until the end of November for the final tally and negotiations between parties to form a coalition took 41 days last election. Political analysts say there is no guarantee a new government will be formed before Christmas.

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