Jacinda Ardern announces shock resignation as New Zealand Prime Minister
The 42-year-old said it was “time” to step down in an emotional resignation speech.
The 42-year-old said it was “time” to step down in an emotional resignation speech.
Jacinda Ardern and the target of her comment, David Seymour, auctioned a signed transcript in aid of the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
"Because two women meet, it is not simply because of their gender," New Zealand's prime minister said in response to a reporter's 'sexist' question.
New Zealand only recently reopened its borders to international visitors, after two years of a strict border policy amid the global pandemic.
Jacinda Ardern made the announcement on Wednesday, saying a new spike has "already passed its peak" in the biggest city of Aukland.
Anti-vaccination protesters chased the prime minister's car and forced it off the road last week.
The UK registered more deaths yesterday than New Zealand has throughout the entire pandemic. If that's what success looks like, give me Jacinda's brand of failure any day of the week.
The prime minister had been planning on marrying her long-term partner in the coming weeks.
Jacinda Ardern's island nation plans to be smoke-free within four years.
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