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The Guardian World reports: Tight New Zealand election brings fears of ‘unrest’ The starter’s gun has been fired on the closest New Zealand election campaign in decades, with both major parties staging campaign launches in a tightening race. AAP reports prime minister Chris Luxon’s ailing coalition faces a fight from Labour under Chris Hipkins to avoid being the first one-term government in half a century. The contest is so close – between both the major parties and the broader right and left blocs – and so tense that one analyst is warning of “unrest” after the 7 November poll.

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