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No one had a clue who would win the 2015 UK election. No one except all of New Zealand.
It turns out the UK election had already played out - eight months earlier - in the land of sheep and hobbits.
New Zealand had its general election in September last year. Commentators predicted a close race.
But, in a surprise result, the centre-right Government party romped home...
...and actually increased their number of seats in Parliament.
Meanwhile, the main opposition party - which is called Labour - got savaged...
...performing much worse than expected...
Oh. Wait. Wrong guy.
...and prompting headlines like these:
Familiar?
The Green Party – which has an Australian leader – returned to Parliament with the same number of seats.
And a staunchly anti-immigration party...
...ahem...
...led by a charismatic MP who was previously part of the major centre-right party...
Nope. Not him.
Him.
...made headlines for all the wrong reasons.
The Prime Minister, a multi-millionaire maybe-reptile, promised New Zealanders they were "on the cusp of something very special."
Um.
I guess it's only a matter of time now before Eminem sues the Conservative Party.
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