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New Zealand has chosen its next prime minister — the outcome likely won’t surprise

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New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern made history this weekend, winning a second term as prime minister Saturday in an election landslide.In a victory speech in front of hundreds of cheering supporters in Auckland, Ardern said her party had gotten more support from New Zealanders than at any time in at least 50 years.

New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern wins 2nd term in election landslide The 40-year-old prime minister campaigned on a promise to lead the country to swift recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest polls had her Labour Party leading with 46 per cent and a 15-point lead over the opposition National Party led by Judith Collins, who goes by the nickname “Crusher.”Collins had campaigned on a platform that either an Ardern majority or.

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