New Zealand has found no new Covid-19 cases in the past two days, just as a new poll named Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern the country’s most popular leader in 100 years thanks to her pandemic response.
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Tuesday was the second day in a row that no new Covid-19 cases were counted in New Zealand, following weeks of a consistent drop in the country’s daily infection rate, with only 19 new Covid-19 registered in all of May.
Ardern, the country’s youngest prime minister, is also the most popular in a century according to a Newshub-Reid Research poll released Monday, with nearly 60% of those surveyed calling her their preferred leader.
Ardern’s popularity has surged since she ordered the country’s strict lockdown, her approval rate jumping about 20 points since the last poll and as almost 92% of respondents say they support the measures she implemented.
Though no new cases have been found since a single new confirmed case Sunday, the number […]
New Zealand has a population of just under 5 million. They have 5 political parties represented in their parlement. We have 300 million people and two political parties in the house or senate. The concept that two political parties can represent 300 million people is ludicrous on its face. When you have truly representative government you can elect leaders who are vehicles for the asperations of the populus.