紐西蘭11月7日大選前提前投票人數激增

11月2日（路透）— 紐西蘭選舉委員會週一表示，紐西蘭國會大選提前投票首週，已投出近100萬張選票。Nov 2 (Reuters) - Nearly 1 million ballots have been cast in the first week of early voting for the New Zealand general election, the country's electoral commission said on Monday.

• 根據紐西蘭選舉委員會（New Zealand's Electoral Commission），10月26日至11月1日期間共投出913,762票• A total of 913,762 votes were cast between October 26 and November 1, according to New Zealand's Electoral Commission

• 這項數字比2023年大選同期增加28%• The count represents a 28% jump compared with the same period during the 2023 election

• 委員會表示，最繁忙的一天是週六，當天發出超過19萬張選票• The busiest day was Saturday when more than 190,000 votes were issued, the commission said

• 首席選務官卡爾・勒奎恩（Karl Le Quesne）表示：「投票開局良好，而且還有6天可以投票。」• "Voting has got off to a good start, and there are still six more days to vote," said Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne

• 本週每天約有600個投票所開放，選舉日當天將增至逾2,300個• Around 600 voting places will be open daily this week, with that number rising to more than 2,300 on election day

• 儘管政府引進具爭議的新規定，將選民登記截止日提前至11月7日選舉日前13天，且批評人士主張較早截止可能阻礙民眾參與，但提前投票率仍然強勁• The strong early turnout comes despite the government introducing controversial new rules that ended enrolment 13 days before the election on November 7, with critics arguing the earlier cut-off could deter participation

• 最新民調仍顯示，這場競爭激烈的選舉尚未出現明確勝選者或可勝出的聯盟組合• Latest polls still show no clear winner or coalition grouping in the tightly contested election

（Christine Chen雪梨報導；Stephen Coates編輯）(Reporting by Christine Chen in Sydney; Editing by Stephen Coates)