Final New Zealand election results show National needs ACT and NZ First to form government

Final results from New Zealand's Oct. 14 election released on Friday show the centre-right National Party will need the support of both the ACT New Zealand and NZ First parties to form a government. The Electoral Commission said the conservative National Party won 48 seats and right-wing ACT 11 seats, resulting in them holding 59 seats in the 122-seat parliament. The Commission said Labour New Zealand won 34 seats, the Green Party 15 seats and Te Pati Maori six seats.

Final results from New Zealand's Oct. 14 election released on Friday show the centre-right National Party will need the support of both the ACT New Zealand and NZ First parties to form a government.

The Electoral Commission said the conservative National Party won 48 seats and right-wing ACT 11 seats, resulting in them holding 59 seats in the 122-seat parliament. New Zealand First's eight seats would give the three parties a majority. The Commission said Labour New Zealand won 34 seats, the Green Party 15 seats and Te Pati Maori six seats.