Poll gives New Zealand's Nationals nine point lead after final TV debate before vote

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Poll gives New Zealand's Nationals nine point lead after final TV debate before vote
Reuters, Sep 20, 2017

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand’s ruling National Party regained a wide lead over the opposition Labour Party in an opinion poll on Wednesday after party leaders went head-to-head in the final debate before Saturday’s election.

It was the second poll in recent weeks to show Prime Minister Bill English’s party, which has held power for a decade, holding a near double-digit lead.

The poll boosted the New Zealand dollar to $0.7375 - its highest in over six weeks.

The One News-Colmar Brunton poll showed the National Party jumped 6 points to 46 percent, while Labour slumped by seven points to 37 percent.

But opinion polls have been very volatile and have largely indicated the race is still too close to call.


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