Can New Zealand’s new government win over disillusioned voters?

New Zealand’s election has left the country’s major parties without a clear mandate, as voters turned to smaller parties amid widespread disillusionment with politics and the economy. The next government will need to build a coalition while addressing low confidence in the country’s future and a sense that progress has stalled.

Unemployment is at an 11-year high, and one in three people under 24 cannot find enough work or have none at all, the worst situation for that age group in three decades. The Opportunity Party won seven seats and could hold the balance of power, while the Greens and Act Party also made gains; coalition negotiations are expected to take weeks.