NZ PM jacindaardern may have just been handed the victory.
Todd Muller quit this morning as leader of the centre right National Party just seven weeks after he took over, leaving his party in disarray. The September 19 election is so close, National Party advertising is already up with his face on.
political editor Audrey Young. There is some suggestion Mr Muller may have had a mental health breakdown and was not in a position to deliver the news himself to his colleagues. However, since she outmanoeuvred the Nationals in 2017, Ms Ardern’s popularity has only grown, with her handling of the Christchurch massacre and the pandemic winning praise worldwide.Jacinda Ardern opinion poll ratings are head and shoulders above anyone else’s. Picture: Kerry Marshall/Getty ImagesMr Muller, 51, took over from Simon Bridges as leader of the centre-right National Party in late May after opinion polls – taken amid the coronavirus crises – showed runaway support for Ms Ardern.
My thoughts are with Todd Muller & his family. Opposition Leader is a very tough role & I wish Todd and his family the best for the future.Instead, Mr Muller had been trying to “out-Jesus” Ms Ardern, he said, by pushing his own image of innate goodness. Mr Muller said at the time the border blunders were a “national disgrace” that could have allowed COVID-19 to spread within the community.
The Ellerslie Novotel hotel where two travellers were allowed to leave mandatory 14-day quarantine who later tested positive for COVID-19. Picture: Phil Walter/Getty ImagesNew Zealand’s Massey University politics professor Richard Shaw told news.com.au earlier this month that Mr Clark’s resignation was a blessing for Ms Ardern and “solved a big problem” by removing an unpopular minister and drawing a line under the issue.
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