BREAKING New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will not seek re-election and plans to step down no later than Feb. 7, she said in a televised statement on Thursday.
Thomson ReutersNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday she will resign as prime minister effective no later than Feb. 7."This summer, I had hoped to find a way to prepare for not just another year, but another term — because that is what this year requires," a visibly emotional Ardern said during the statement. "I have not been able to do that.
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson, who also serves as finance minister, said in a statement he would not seek to stand as the next Labour leader.
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