Christopher Luxon, New Zealand's prime minister and leader of the National Party, during the party's election night event in Auckland, New Zealand.
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New Zealand voters face weeks of political limbo after a knife-edge election left the country’s conservative coalition government at risk of losing its majority following just a single term in office.

Saturday’s preliminary results show Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s National-led coalition with a two seat majority. But the margin is so tight, a small variance in the final tally could yet leave the opposition left-wing bloc with a chance to form a government.