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- Labour has 49 percent of the vote and its ally the Green Party has 7.6 percent
AUCKLAND: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern鈥檚 Labour Party overwhelmingly won the country鈥檚 general election on Saturday, her opponent Judith Collins said.
鈥淭o Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who I have phoned, congratulations on your result because it is, I believe, an outstanding result for the Labour Party,鈥� Collins said in a televised speech.
With a quarter of the vote still to be counted, Labour has 49 percent of the vote and its ally the Green Party has 7.6 percent, with Collins鈥� National Party holding 27 percent.