PM Jacinda Ardern achieves an outright majority in New Zealand's general election to gain a second term and the chance to implement her reform agenda
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at the Labour Party election night event in Auckland, New Zealand, October 17, 2020.
No leader has achieved an outright majority since New Zealand adopted a proportional voting system in 1996, leading to a succession of multi-party governments.While the figures are early, they exceed pre-election opinion polls and would represent Labour's strongest showing since 1946 if they remain consistent.
The pandemic is just one of a string of crises that showed Ardern's leadership qualities during a torrid first term, even as critics lashed her for failing to deliver on key pledges such as protecting the environment and easing child poverty. "No matter what crisis is thrown my way, you will always be assured I will give my everything to this job, even if that means a huge sacrifice," she said this week.Ardern has also faced criticism during her first term for failing to deliver on some key promises such as improving housing affordability and countering child poverty.
But her attacks failed to find traction and the party looks set to fall well short of the 44.5 percent it recorded at the last election in 2017.
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