The latest poll of voter sentiment has shown that the New Zealand National party is able to govern the country alone after the coming election, but party strategists were downplaying the findings.
Fairfax Media-Nielsen poll, released on Saturday, claims the National Party has 52 percent support, 18 points ahead of the Labor Party.
National deputy leader Bill English told the Dominion Post daily that a win of 50 percent-plus was considered "unlikely" -- and history is on his side.
The gap between Labour and National is expected to close as the election nears.
Trailing behind National in the poll was Labor on 34 percent, Green Party on 5 percent, NZ First steady on 3 percent, Maori Party also on 3 percent, and ACT on 1 percent.
John Key, leader of the National party, rated as preferred prime minister for 41 percent of those surveyed, is well ahead of Helen Clark, on 30 percent.
The poll questioned 1130 people and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
New Zealand will hold general election on Nov.8.
Source:Xinhua
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