New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern announces she will step down as prime minister

New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern announces she will step down as prime minister


Politics

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday that she will not seek re-election and plans to step down “no later than the 7th of February. This summer, I had hoped to find a way to prepare for not just another year, but another term – because that is what this requires,” a visibly emotional Ardern said during a televised statement. “I have not been able to do that.”