(뉴질랜드) 뉴질랜드 국민당 재선 승리

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20 September 2014 Last updated at 11:56

New Zealand's National Party wins re-election 뉴질랜드의 국민당 재선 승리

TVNZ correspondent Damian Christie: "It was a very dirty campaign" 뉴질랜드 TV 통신원왈, "너무 더러운 선거갬페인이었다."

New Zealand's governing National Party has won an emphatic victory in general elections, near-complete results show. 개표가 거의 종료된 상황에서, 뉴질랜드의 집권 국민당이 총선에서 압독적인 승리를 거뒀다.

With nearly 100% of the votes counted, PM John Key's party held 48%, with the opposition Labour Party lagging behind on 25%. The Greens had 10%. 거의 100%의 개표가 된 상황에서, 존 키 수상의 당이 48%를 득표한 데 비해, 야당 노동당은 25%선에 머물렀고, 녹색당는 10%에 그쳤다.

Mr Key has recently been forced to defend his party against claims of dirty politics and mass spying. 존 키는 최근에 더러운 정치와 집단 사찰 의혹에 대해 당을 보호하느라 애를 먹고 있었다.

But he has now won his third term in office, with Labour leader David Cunliffe admitting defeat. 그러나 그는 패배를 인정한 야당인 노동당 대표 데이빗 컨리프와 함께, 이제 세번 째 임기에서 승리를 거뒀다.

"I have called John Key and congratulated him and acknowledged he will continue to be prime minister of New Zealand," Mr Cunliffe was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. "나는 존 키에게 전화를 걸어 축하를 해주었고 뉴질랜드의 수상직을 계속할 것이라고 인정해주었다."고 AFP 통신사는 전하고 있다.

Meanwhile, Mr Key said: "I'm ecstatic, it's a great night." 그 사이, 존 키는 "난 넘 기쁘다. 멋진 밤이었다."고 소감을 밝혔다.

David Cunliffe said the Labour Party should now analyse the reasons of its poll defeat 데이빗 콘리프는 노동당이 선거에서 패배한 이유를 분석해야만 한다고 말했다

Nearly 3.5 million people were eligible to vote. 유권자는 거의 350만 이었다.

Under New Zealand's proportional representation electoral system, a coalition government is more likely than a majority for one party.

But the results suggest Mr Key might be able to govern alone, without the support of the populist New Zealand First party.

The National Party is projected to win 61 seats in the 120-member parliament, according to the national electoral commission.

Labour looks set to secure 32 seats, while the Greens will have 13.

The Internet-Mana Party - which has been funded by online billionaire Kim Dotcom - failed to get a single seat.

Mr Dotcom, who is accused of copyright infringement in the US, took personal responsibility for the failure. The German-born mogul was not a candidate himself because he is not a New Zealand citizen.

"Distractions"

Mr Key, a former banker, campaigned on his strong economic track record and has pledged tax cuts.

Whistleblower Edward Snowden and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange took part in Kim Dotcom's rally via video links

Mr Cunliffe promised to narrow the wealth gap through a capital gains tax and raising the minimum wage.

However, the main policy issues have been somewhat overshadowed by allegations in a book, Dirty Politics, that National used bloggers to smear opponents. It resulted in the resignation of Justice Minister Judith Collins.

Mr Dotcom held an event featuring Edward Snowden, the US National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower, and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who accused Mr Key of mass domestic spying.

However, Mr Key dismissed the allegations.

"There's been all these distractions and different issues going on but the polling hasn't really moved," he told reporters on Friday. "There's just the natural tightening you get in any [campaign] cycle."