Victoria University of Wellington Politics Lecturer Bryce Edwards says the polls for Jacinda Ardern’s Labour government have recently been “plummeting.”
“She won reelection in 2020 with 50% of the vote, which is incredibly high
for a proportional representation system,” Mr Edwards told Sky News Australia.
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