New Zealand election kingmaker in no rush to pick winner


  • World
  • Saturday, 23 Sep 2017

Mary English (4th L), wife of New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English and their children watch on as Bill English (not pictured) speaks during an election night event in Auckland, New Zealand, September 23, 2017. REUTERS/Nigel Marple

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The kingmaker in New Zealand's general election said on Sunday he has begun talks with members of his nationalist party about who to support in a coalition government, but declined to put a timeframe on a decision.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is in a position of power after Saturday's vote, with the ruling National Party and the opposition Labour Party needing his party's support to form a government under the nation's proportional representation system.

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