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He achieved a resounding victory with his Labor Party that allows him to govern without a coalition partner. His party was able to secure 64 of 120 seats in New Zealand’s parliament.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern thanks her voters for her re-election.
After the overwhelming election victory, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was greeted with thunderous applause as she arrived at the Auckland City Hall Ballroom. Obviously a bit tired, but with her big smile and outstretched hands, Ardern began her acceptance speech to New Zealand voters in the language of the indigenous Maori. His government wants to be there for all New Zealanders, he promised. In today’s increasingly polarized world, this is even more important. With the election, New Zealanders had shown that they could listen to each other and argue with each other. “Elections shouldn’t lead to people separating from each other.”
The Prime Minister was not only addressing the five million inhabitants of his own country. The woman, celebrated as “anti-Trump” in many countries, also referred to the horrible chaos of the election campaign in the United States. Unlike the US president, who was demanding his re-election there, Ardern, above all, in his speech invoked unity and community and promised a government that would approach its tasks with optimism and hope.
Ardern stated that he now wanted to focus on everyday political life to advance urgently needed reforms. He promised to revive the economy after the Corona crisis to overcome housing shortages, child poverty and the gap between rich and poor and to intensify the fight against climate change. “Let’s move on,” the re-elected prime minister yelled to an elated audience at the end of her speech.
In February, the polls were not looking good for Jacinda Ardern. His government had often been wavering or poorly organized in everyday political life. But then came the Corona crisis and the woman, who made international headlines after the terrorist attack with 51 dead in Christchurch due to her clever and compassionate manner, plunged back into crisis management. Successfully: under the slogan “Go early, do it hard”, your government imposed a strict two-month lockdown. With daily broadcasts of in-depth information and personal addresses to his “team of 5 million” on social media, Ardern kept his compatriots online. Since then, New Zealanders have managed to control the virus. Another virus outbreak that was limited to Auckland after three months could also be controlled with strict measures.
The vast majority of New Zealanders agree with the determined fight against the virus. During the election campaign, people repeatedly thanked their young head of government for her determined action, which now allows them to live within their own closed borders almost completely without worry, as before the pandemic. Schools, universities, companies and restaurants are open, you can safely visit the theater, concerts, beaches or the popular Rubgy games. So far, only 1883 of the 5 million New Zealanders have been infected, only 25 people have died associated with the virus.
But the country’s economy, which relies heavily on tourism, international students and agricultural exports, has shrunk by 12.2 percent. Jacinda Ardern will need all of your wisdom, compassion and optimism to deal with the country’s economic woes for the next three years.
