Who won New Zealand’s photo-finish election and why special votes could change everything

The shape of the next government will not become clear until special votes are counted and official results are announced on 27 November

• New Zealand faces weeks of uncertainty with election ‘too close to call’

New Zealand’s right-leaning coalition, led by the National party, hopes to cling on to power based on Saturday’s cliffhanger general election. But the shape of the next government will not become clear until 27 November.

Here’s why the outcome remains unclear and why almost 400,000 yet-to-be-counted special votes could sway the result.

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