After years of progressive politics, polls indicate that the center-right National Party will beat Labour, which is currently in charge. But the “Nats” will need to form a coalition government, most likely with two far-right parties that have been campaigning with anti-Maori rhetoric. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum sets up the Oct. 14 election.
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