Liz Gunn outside court today. The New Zealand Loyal leader said her prediction the party would get two million votes made at a public meeting during the recent campaign was said in jest. Speaking outside court today, Gunn clarified her comments that recently made headlines, in which she predicted her party would win two million votes in the October 14 general election. Gunn said she thought there were at least 700,000 special votes to be counted at a “conservative estimate.”The Electoral Commission reports there are 567,000 special votes still to be counted. She said she had received several phone calls and messages from her voters who said they had placed special votes.
