According to CoinMeta, in the early hours of November 8th local time, preliminary results of the New Zealand parliamentary elections showed that the ruling National Party won the election held on the 7th. The governing coalition, consisting of the National Party, the Action Party, and the New Zealand First Party, secured more than half of the seats, and the three parties are expected to continue to govern jointly. With 97% of the votes counted, the National Party led by Christopher Luxon won 42 seats; the Labour Party led by Chris Hipkins won 35 seats. Among the other major parties competing in the election, the Green Party, the Action Party, the New Zealand First Party, the Opportunity Party, and the Maori Party won 16, 13, 12, 7, and 5 seats respectively. The official voting for this election began at 9 a.m. on the 7th local time and ended at 7 p.m., with over 2,300 polling stations open across the country. Issues such as cost of living, housing, employment, and public services were key topics in this campaign.