Jacinda Ardern eyes majority as New Zealand heads to polls

Jacinda Ardern eyes majority as New Zealand heads to polls

By Naveel Krishant
17/10/2020
[Image: bbc]

Millions in New Zealand are heading to the polls today in the country's general elections.

The election was originally due to be held in September but was postponed by a month after a renewed Covid-19 outbreak.

Opinion polls put Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on course to win a second term, boosted by her successful handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

But the big question now is whether she will win a parliamentary majority, which would be unprecedented.

No party has won an outright majority in New Zealand since it introduced a parliamentary system known as Mixed Member Proportional representation in 1996.

[Source: BBC]

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