New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to step down next month – IOTW Report

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to step down next month

BBC News, Sydney

Jacinda Ardern has announced she will quit as New Zealand prime minister next month, saying she no longer has “enough in the tank” to lead.

Ms Ardern choked up as she detailed how six “challenging” years in the job had taken a toll.

She will step down as Labour Party leader no later than 7 February. There will be a vote in the coming days to determine her replacement.

New Zealand will hold a general election on 14 October.

Ms Ardern, 42, said she had taken time to consider her future over the summer break.

“I had hoped that I would find what I needed to carry on over that period but, unfortunately, I haven’t, and I would be doing a disservice to New Zealand to continue,” she told reporters. MORE

10 Comments on New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to step down next month

  1. What if she and Lurch (Kerry) committed sexual congress and a baby resulted: how long, in inches, do you think its face and forehead would be? A Guinness Book of Records perhaps!

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