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Luxon clings to power in New Zealand’s knife-edge election

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 07, 2026 • 09:01 PM
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Christopher Luxon’s National Party has a wafer-thin majority after a national election in which voters turned away from the major parties in droves.

Luxon clings to power in New Zealand’s knife-edge election

Wellington | New Zealand’s right-wing government is on course to retain power despite high-profile ministers losing their seats in a knife-edge election result.

Christopher Luxon’s National Party has been fighting to avoid becoming the first one-term government since 1975 as the country grapples with a cost of living crisis at the same time as voters in Eastern Europe, Brazil and the United States have turned against right-wing candidates.

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