Her successor Chris Hipkins will be sworn in on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WELLINGTON - New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday she was grateful for her time in office, insisting that ashe no longer had “enough in the tank”
Her resignation, less than three years after an emphatic election victory, has ignited a national debate about the vitriol faced by women leaders, especially on social media. “I leave feeling gratitude for having this wonderful role for so many years,” she told reporters from the birthplace of one of the country’s most influential indigenous political movements.
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