ureat to start of the school year. it is great to get start of the school year. it is great to get your start of the school year. it is great to get your analysis on that story, and actually i think we can listen in to what jacinda ardern said a little while ago. have a listen now. and so today i am announcing that and so today i am announcing that i and so today i am announcing that i will and so today i am announcing that i will not be seeking re election, and that my term as prime re election, and that my term as prime minister will conclude no later as prime minister will conclude no later than the 7th of february. this has been the most february. this has been the most fulfilling five and a half years most fulfilling five and a half years of most fulfilling five and a half years of my life, but it has also years of my life, but it has also had years of my life, but it has also had its challenges. i know what also had its challenges. i know what this also had
now it that i will not be seeking reelection and then my term as prime minister will conclude no later thane the 7th of february. nomost authoritarian leader of that country has ever had,es and no one else comes close. anan appalling abuser of human rights of her own people. she, of course, earned the admiration of western leaders, including forme r cia i director michael hayden, by ushering in an era of nea arr totalitarianism in new zealand.y she shut down the entire singl country over a single covid case. she toldcase everyone to stay in their bubbles. theitold citizens to inform on their neighbors by calling the police if they saw them outside. hem i d not making this up, by theh way, we kept a video record . here s some of it. congregat stay local and do noto yo congregate. don t talk to your neighbors. bl itease keep to your bubbles. it c comes down again to those. very simple principles we knowaa
international leaders have paid tribute to new zealand s prime minister, jacinda ardern, who s made the suprise announcement that she ll step down early next month. she says she simply doesn t have enough left in the tank to fight this 0ctober s general election. her australian counterpart, anthony albanese, has described ms ardern as an inspiration to many, as a leader of intellect, strength, and empathy. ardern became the world s youngest female head of government in 2017, but her domestic approval ratings had fallen in recent months. 0ur correspondent, shaimaa khalil has this report. holding back tears as she made this announcement. i am announcing that i will not be seeking re election. and that my term as prime minister will conclude no later than the 7th of february.
nothing careless in these situations. thank you so much for your reporting. well in a stunning and unexpected announcement, new zealand s prime minister said she s resigning. and will step down in a matter of weeks. speaking at a labor party retreat, jacinda arden does not believe she s the energy to seek re-election. today i m announcing i will not be seeking re-election. and that my term as prime minister will conclude no later than the 7th of february. she said this was entirely her decision. she became prime minister in 2017 at 37. she was then one of the youngest leaders in a world. within a year he she had a given birth while in office. only the second world leader ever to do so. and she has been receiving a little bit more criticism and her popularity has declined.
her annual party s retreat. i m announcing i will not be seeking re-election. and that my term as prime minister will conclude no later than the 7th of february. reporter: after 5 1/2 years in office, prime minister jacinda arden says she is suffering from burnout. i know what this job takes and i know that i no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. reporter: the announcement stunned members of her labor party and drew mixed responses across the island nation. i think she was an excellent leader. and i m devastated. i think her legacy internationally will be good, locally her reputation is gone. she was awesome. she did everything she could during the pandemic. kept a lot of people safe. yeah, i think she s going to have a great legry art arden is new zealand s youngest female prime minister, a leader who gave birth to her daughter nave