Jacinda Ardern has been extremely popular in New Zealand, but recently her popularity has declined. When he came to power, he was the youngest prime minister in the world.
12:15•Updated 12:26
Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern has unexpectedly announced that he is resigning from his position.
Ardern said she no longer has the energy to continue leading the country. He said that he will submit his resignation notice at the beginning of February at the latest. Ardern also does not intend to run for office in the upcoming election.
Holding back her tears, the 42-year-old Ardern said that her tenure as prime minister, which lasted more than five years, had been difficult.
– I know what this job requires. And I know I no longer have the energy to continue as Prime Minister.
Ardern went on to say that there will likely be a lot of speculation in New Zealand about the reasons for her resignation.
– However, the reason is exactly what I’m telling you. Politicians are people too. We will give it our all as long as we can. Now is my time to give up.
Ardern’s Labor Party is scheduled to elect a new leader as early as next Sunday. The chosen one will become prime minister until the parliamentary elections in October. Ardern will resign by February 7.
At the time, Ardern was the world’s youngest prime minister
Ardern’s resignation announcement came as a big surprise in New Zealand. Ardern has remained the most popular choice for prime minister in opinion polls, even though her party’s popularity has fallen.
However, Ardern said she believed someone else could handle the job of prime minister better than her.
She said she wants to spend more time with her daughter when she starts school later this year. Ardern also said she plans to marry her long-term partner by Clarke Gayford with.
Jacinda Ardern became the Prime Minister of New Zealand at the age of 37 in 2017. At the time, she was the youngest Prime Minister in the world.
He has been very popular in New Zealand and he is also known internationally as a defender of women’s rights, among other things.
Ardern was praised for many things, such as the successful aftercare of the tragic mosque attacks in New Zealand in 2019 and the successful response to the corona pandemic.
Recently, even Ardern’s popularity has fallen due to high inflation and increasing crime. New Zealand is politically very divided at the moment.