ANALYSIS: Jacinda Ardern's shock resignation could be a game-changer for NZ's October election
A game changing move before the election
Ardern is still higher in the preferred PM polls, ahead of National's Christopher Luxon. So it's not imperative for Labour to change their leader. But up until this moment, everyone has been picking a likely change in government to a National/Act coalition later this year. " line as Ardern today, when he surprised everyone and stood down, handing over to Bill English. English and National actually did well in the following year's election, gaining 44 per cent of the vote. It was only because of overall arithmetic that the National Party was unable to form government and that Ardern went on to become prime minister.
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