New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation today (19th).
Prime Minister Ardern made the announcement at a press conference that day, saying he would resign from his incumbent position at the latest by early next month and would not run in the next general election.
“This summer, I was hoping to find a way to prepare not only for another year, but for another term,” Ardern said. “(But) I couldn’t.”
He explained that he was resigning as prime minister not because the job was difficult, but because he believed that others could do the job better.
Ardern also highlighted how she said she looked forward to being there when her daughter started school this year, and how she told her longtime partner that it was time to get married.
Ardern, 43, became the world’s youngest female head of government when she became prime minister in October 2017 at the age of 37.
Prime Minister Ardern amended the firearms law to ban semi-automatic firearms used in terrorism in 2019, when the worst shooting occurred against Muslims, killing 51 people.
In addition, the bold decision to close the border and impose a movement restriction order in the early stage of the novel coronavirus outbreak was also cited as an exemplary case of corona prevention.
The election of a new Labor Party leader to serve as the successor prime minister is scheduled to take place on February 7.
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*This article was sourced from Archyde.com.