Jacinda Ardern eyes majority as New Zealand heads to polls

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]