New Zealand PM Ardern announces shock resignation

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, a global figurehead of progressive politics, shocked the country Thursday by announcing she would resign from office in a matter of weeks.T

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This video frame grab from TVNZ via AFPTV taken on January 19, 2023 shows New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announcing she will resign from her post next month, in Wellington. - Ardern, a global figurehead of progressive politics, shocked the country on January 19 by announcing she would resign from office in a matter of weeks. -- Photo by various sources / AFP

2023-01-20 17:12:56

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, a global figurehead of progressive politics, shocked the country Thursday by announcing she would resign from office in a matter of weeks.T

he 42-year-old -- who steered the country through natural disasters, the Covid pandemic, and its worst-ever terror attack -- said she no longer had "enough in the tank".

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