New Zealand's election first count ends with two main parties nearly deadlocked, per scmp.com.
Al Jazeera reports the vote remains too close to call, with a slim lead going to a conservative bloc.
The tight race puts coalition talks in focus, as noted by Nikkei Asia, with the current government's path back to power uncertain.
Euronews adds that campaign efforts centered on cost of living issues, shaping voter sentiment in this pivotal election.
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E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E12, states; the pressure it names: election deadlock.
Here it turns on states: election, vote remains too close to call and coalition talks in focus.
The floor of states and force. In this briefing: election, vote remains too close to call, coalition talks in focus.