New Zealand opposition leader replaced as Ardern popularity soars
""That's how a REAL leader handles mass shootings" - Obviously NZ leadership is not in the pocket of the NRA."
Little known Todd Muller takes helm of centre-right Nationals and faces uphill battle to unseat PM Jacinda Ardern.
22 May 2020
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Ardern's popularity has soared in recent weeks with about 84 percent of New Zealanders approving of her government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Another poll showed Ardern had become New Zealand's most popular prime minister in a century and her centre-left Labour Party-led coalition would be handed a huge victory at the September 19 election.