New Zealanders voted to legalize euthanasia in a binding referendum, but preliminary results released Friday showed they likely would not legalize marijuana. With about 83 per cent of votes counted, New Zealanders emphatically endorsed the euthanasia measure with 65 per cent voting in favour and… Read More »New Zealand votes against legalizing cannabis, preliminary results show – National
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a second term in office Saturday in an election landslide of historic proportions. With most votes counted, Ardern’s liberal Labour Party was winning 49% of the vote compared to 27% for its main challenger,… Read More »New Zealand’s Ardern wins 2nd term in election landslide
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND—New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a second term in office Saturday in an election landslide of historic proportions. With most votes counted, Ardern’s liberal Labour Party was winning 49 per cent of the vote compared to 27 per cent for its… Read More »New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern wins second term in election landslide
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Polling places closed and vote counting began on election day in New Zealand on Saturday as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern seeks a second term. Opinion polls indicate Ardern is poised to win, with her liberal Labour Party polling far ahead of… Read More »New Zealanders go to the polls as Ardern seeks 2nd term
Polling places opened on election day in New Zealand on Saturday as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern seeks a second term. Ardern brought homemade cheese scones to campaign volunteers in Auckland and appeared relaxed as she awaited results, which will be announced later in the evening. Opinion polls indicate… Read More »New Zealand heads to polls for election as Jacinda Ardern seeks 2nd term as PM – National
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Polling places have opened on election day in New Zealand as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern seeks a second term. Ardern brought homemade cheese scones to campaign volunteers Saturday morning in Auckland and appeared relaxed as she awaited results, which will be… Read More »New Zealanders go to the polls as Ardern seeks 2nd term
SYDNEY—New Zealand’s popular prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, is expected to return to power in this week’s general election, with polls giving her Labour Party a comfortable double-digit lead over the more conservative National Party. An especially strong showing might even give Labour the country’s first… Read More »Will Jacinda Ardern win a second term? New Zealand’s election, explained
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – New Zealanders are poised to decide on two landmark social issues during an election Saturday: whether to legalize recreational marijuana and whether to legalize euthanasia. A “yes” vote on both referendums would arguably make the nation of 5 million one of… Read More »New Zealand to vote on legalizing marijuana and euthanasia
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – In the final days of campaigning before New Zealand holds an election on Saturday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is being greeted like a rock star. Hundreds of students are crammed into a common area at the Victoria University of Wellington to… Read More »A popular Ardern poised to win 2nd term in New Zealand vote
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand is holding a general election on Saturday, and opinion polls indicate Jacinda Ardern is on track to win a second term as prime minister. Her popularity soared this year after she led an effort to stamp out the coronavirus.… Read More »New Zealand election: Ardern vs. conservative challenger