Governing party leads in New Zealand’s knife-edge vote, early results

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Early results from New Zealand's general election show the governing centre-right National Party narrowly ahead with 30.81 percent, followed closely by the opposition centre-left Labour Party at 29.99 percent, according to the electoral commission. The centrist Opportunity party is projected to clear the threshold to enter parliament. Polls closed Saturday evening and counting continues.