By STAFF Writer
November 27, 2011
NEW ZEALAND ELECTION NEWS - After overwhelming results in the New Zealand polls, Prime Minister John Key and the National Party is set to run the country for another term.
After the final counting of votes rolled out last night, the Natioanl Party holds sixty seats in 121-seat Parliament. Under MMP system of the country, 60 seats for one party is unprecedented.
Labour Party only won 34 seats, The Green Party got its best-ever twelve seats, NZ First won from 8 place, three went for Maori Party, and one seat each for Mana, ACT and UnitedFuture.
In his victory speech John Key revealed he already had started talks with leaders of ACT, UnitedFuture and Maori Party last night about forming the next Government. He mentioned would meet the leaders again in next few days.
Key told to reporters of not in need to keep Maori Party on board, but it would enable his government to reach wider range of New Zealanders while serving his term once again.
Meanwhile, the bleak result for the Labour Party was a shock and Goff vowed the fight of the party would continue.
Poll Result
PARTY VOTES% SEATS CHANGE
ACT New Zealand 1.1 1 -4
Green Party 10.6 13 4
Labour Party 27.1 34 -9
Mana 1 1 0
Maori Party 1.4 3 -
National Party 48 60 2
New Zealand First 6.8 8 8
United Future 0.6 1 0
Alliance 0.1 0 -
Aotearoa Legalise 0.5 0 -
Libertarlanz 0.1 0 -
Democrats for Social 0.1 0 -
Conservative Party 2.8 0 -
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