WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Labour leader Jacinda Ardern said on
Sunday it would be difficult to complete coalition talks before all votes were
tallied in an election that left both major parties needing the nationalist New
Zealand First party to form a government
Speaking outside her home in Auckland, Ardern told media that her
centre-left party would not concede, despite lagging almost 10 points behind
the incumbent National Party, which received 46 percent of the vote in
Saturday's election.
A final tally of all votes, which will include overseas ballots, will
not be released until Oct. 7.
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has declined to say which party
he will favour to form a coalition government and reiterated that he will not
rush into a decision.
(Reporting by Charlotte Greenfield; Editing by
Paul Simao)
Comments
Post a Comment