AUCKLAND - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won a landslide victory in the country's general election, BBC reported on Saturday.
Ms Ardern's Labour Party has won 49% of the vote and she is projected to win a rare outright parliamentary majority.
The opposition centre-right National Party, currently on 27%, has admitted defeat in Saturday's poll. The vote was originally due to be in September but was postponed by a month after a renewed Covid-19 outbreak.
The polls opened at 09:00 local time (20:00 GMT Friday) and closed at 19:00.
More than a million people had already voted in early polling which opened up on 3 October.
New Zealanders were also asked to vote in two referendums alongside the general election.
Pakistani rupee rates against US Dollar and other currencies on May 7, 2024 Tuesday in open market.
US dollar was being quoted at 277.4 for buying and 280.4 for selling.
Euro stands at 295.7 for buying and 298.65 for selling while British Pound rate is 345 for buying, and 348.5 for selling.
UAE Dirham AED was at 75.05 and Saudi Riyal's comes down to 73.25.
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
---|---|---|---|
US Dollar | USD | 277.4 | 280.4 |
Euro | EUR | 295.7 | 298.65 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 345 | 348.5 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 75.05 | 75.8 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 73.25 | 74 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 180 | 182 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 739.99 | 747.99 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 203 | 205 |
China Yuan | CNY | 38.43 | 38.83 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 40.16 | 40.56 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 35.61 | 35.96 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.34 | 3.45 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 1.91 | 1.99 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 905.3 | 914.3 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 58.71 | 59.31 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 167.23 | 169.23 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 25.57 | 25.87 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 722.7 | 730.7 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 76.44 | 77.14 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 204.65 | 206.65 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 25.79 | 26.09 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 307.34 | 309.84 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 7.56 | 7.71 |
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