BUtterfield 8 41,818 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,019 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 "I no longer have enough in the tank" - an emotional Jacinda Ardern says she will quit next month as New Zealand PM. The 42-year-old said almost six "challenging" years in the job had taken a toll. Ms Ardern's final day as prime minister will be 7 February. New Zealand will hold a general election on 14 October. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64327224 (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachinko 10,753 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuffy 1,049 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 1 minute ago, pachinko said: Why? She focused too much on social issues and didn't crack the economic ones like high-living costs and house prices. IIRC, NZ is seeing a brain drain of people leaving because there are fewer opportunities for them there. In the grand scheme of things, she's likely leaving because her party is trailing behind the National Party/Conservatives. That may give the party a bump to help, though it's unlikely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,703 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Good for her. Six years is a respectable amount of time as PM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 53,564 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Noooooo she is SUCH a queen. Six years is an incredible feat tho Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,019 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 1 minute ago, StarstruckIllusion said: Noooooo she is SUCH a queen. Six years is an incredible feat tho 4 minutes ago, PunkTheFunk said: Good for her. Six years is a respectable amount of time as PM. Truly. And very proud of her for knowing her mental health limit too in reason to quit. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,844 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, RAMROD said: Truly. And very proud of her for knowing her mental health limit too in reason to quit. Tbh. It's not a job u wanna be doing on behalf of so many if ur mental state is no longer in a good place. Most politicians would be too proud to admit it tho! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfessionalClown 10,647 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 6 years? Wow, yeah that’s a lot. Good for her Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalia Kills 413 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Good for her! I disagree with her leadership but she did a very good job at staying balanced and approaching challenges rationally. I think she was a bit like Canada's Trudeau. She marketed the country well and handled challenges that came up like covid, but pandered too much on social issues and ignored having harder discussions and solutions on the economic problems. The polls show her party slipping too. Still, it's always best to bow out when you want to, rather than being voted out by the people. Politicians of any side have a tough uphill battle when they're elected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahfan 27,482 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I don't know much about the way she actually handled things, but she's always come across as a respectful, pragmatic leader, and the way she's choosing to step down is a testament to that. More women in power please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 53,564 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 47 minutes ago, RAMROD said: Truly. And very proud of her for knowing her mental health limit too in reason to quit. She’s so real… what an icon. I’m not from New Zealand but I respect her Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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