Tagged: New Zealand

Conrad Omodiagbe

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Makes History

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has secured a second term in office following an election on Saturday that saw her liberal centre-left Labour Party walk away from the polls with a history-making landslide victory.  Vote tallying from the elections show that the Labour Party won the polls with 49% of the vote in comparison […]
Farida Adamu

What Happened in New Zealand Elections?

The incumbent Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, has won a second term in office following elections which held last Saturday. Ms Ardern’s victory at the poll has been widely described as the biggest election victory for her centre-left Labour Party in many decades.  What The Numbers Say PM Ardern’s Labour Party won by a 49.1% margin while the opposition centre-right National Party won by 26.8% in Saturday’s poll. With […]
Farida Adamu

COVID-19: New Zealand Delays Vote

Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, has postponed elections scheduled to hold on September 19, over a fresh outbreak of the coronavirus in Auckland. The vote will now hold on October 17, 2020.   “Ultimately I want to ensure we have a well-run election that gives all voters the best chance to receive all the information […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

New Covid-19 Cases Threaten New Zealand Polls

New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has announced ongoing talks that may result in a delay of the country’s upcoming elections scheduled for September 19, 2020, as medical experts continue to investigate a new wave of coronavirus cases and their sources. After a much-envied run of 102 days without community transmission, health authorities rushed to […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

No Post Election Coalition for this European Country

Ahead of the September 19 polls in New Zealand, opposition leader of the National Party, Simon Bridges, has ruled out any post-election deal or chance of working with another opposition party, New Zealand First, citing his distrust for First’s party leader, Winston Peters, as his main motive. What Bridges said Making the big announcement following […]