WELLINGTON: New Zealand was voting Saturday in a cliffhanger election pitting conservative Prime Minister Bill English against charismatic young rival Jacinda Ardern. No party has claimed a majority government in New Zealand's 120-seat parliament since proportional voting was adopted in 1996 and this election is unlikely to change that. Opinion polls show either English's conservative National Party or Ardern's centre-left Labour could be in a position to form a government late Saturday. English's National Party was in the driving seat to win a fourth term until Ardern took over the Labour Party last month. He has been coy about who he would support in this election, adding another layer of uncertainty to a white-knuckle vote.

Source: New Strait Times September 23, 2017 01:30 UTC