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New Zealand's knife-edge national election produced no clear winner, with record gains for minor parties and weeks of political wrangling ahead. France 24 reported that the poll leaves the country facing weeks of negotiations over forming a government. The two main blocs are Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's right-wing coalition and opposition leader Chris Hipkins' left-wing alliance, and neither has a clear majority. BBC World described voters as feeling flat, tired and cynical, with faith in politics even lower than usual, and said the shift away from the major parties was visible at the polls. Hipkins said that while New Zealanders had spoken, "it may take us a little bit longer to figure out exactly what it is that you've said." The reports did not give final seat counts or detail which parties gained or lost the most ground.