Praise pours in for outgoing New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern
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- 20 Jan 2023
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Australian PM Anthony Albanese said Ardern has led New Zealand with a mix of intellect, strength, insight and empathy.
Tributes have poured in for outgoing New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern who has announced she will step down from her position no later than early February and will not seek reelection.
Ardern’s shock announcement on Thursday that she had “no more in the tank” to continue as New Zealand’s prime minister was greeted first with surprise and then praise by fellow politicians and supporters at home and abroad.
Arden, 42, said it had been a tough five and a half years as prime minister and that she was only human and needed to now step aside.
“Politicians are human. We give all that we can, for as long as we can, and then it’s time. And for me, it’s time,” she said.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led the tributes from Australia’s politicians, praising Ardern for leading her country with a mix of intellect and strength.
“She has demonstrated that empathy and insight are powerful leadership qualities,” Albanese wrote on Twitter.
“Jacinda has been a fierce advocate for New Zealand, an inspiration to so many and a great friend to me,” he wrote. Read More…
