15 days ago
Newser
Jacinda Ardern was "a breath of fresh air" from her election as the world's youngest female head of government in 2017 at age 37. Governing New Zealand with "empathy and humor," the former DJ carried a "'not quite a politician' vibe"—one reinforced by "her shock decision to quit," according to political reporter Henry Cooke. Cooke writes at the Guardian. He concludes Ardern's decision "is understandable on a human level, but the politics of it is confounding." Though Ardern's "zero COVID" strategy reportedly kept New Zealand COVID-free until 2021, she "became a target of hatred for the US far right over her policies," per Insider.
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