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New Zealand To Get New Prime Minister As Ardern Resigns

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The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, has announced her resignation from the position less than three years after winning a landslide election to secure her second term in office.

Ardern made it public on Thursday that she will be handing over the baton in a few weeks time, after steering the country through natural disasters, the COVID-19 pandemic, and its worst-ever terror attack.

The 42-year-old hinged her decision on the stress that comes with the job, stating that she no longer had “enough in the tank”.

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“I am human. We give as much as we can for as long as we can and then it’s time. And for me, it’s time,” she said at a meeting of members of her Labour Party.

Ardern said she would step down no later than February 7, 2023.

She said, “I believe that leading a country is the most privileged job anyone could ever have, but also one of the more challenging.

“You cannot and should not do it unless you have a full tank, plus a bit in reserve for those unexpected challenges.”

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