The 5 moments that marked the term of the resigning Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

In his five and a half years as head of the Government of New Zealand, jacinda ardern She has become one of the most popular rulers on the planet thanks to an empathetic and assertive leadership style that has shone through in some decisive moments of her tenure.

1.- YOUNGER LEADER

In September 2017, she won the elections in her country and became, at the age of 37, the youngest leader in the world. To youth she added in June of the following year the milestone of becoming the first world leader she gave birth to during her tenure (the previous one was the late Pakistani Benazir Bhutto in 1990).

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Like other facets of her personal and political life, Ardern assumed motherhood naturally, and became the first female ruler to attend the United Nations General Assembly with her three-month-old daughter, with whom she was seen playing minutes. before giving his speech.

That ease in his first months of government gave New Zealand an unusual notoriety and gave rise to the so-called “jacindamania” in the media and social networks.

2.- CHRISTCHURCH ATTACKS

His first litmus test was the Christchurch attacks in March 2019, when an Australian white supremacist shot dead 51 people during an assault on two mosques, in what was the worst terrorist attack in the country’s history.

Ardern immediately announced a reform of the gun law, showed empathy while wearing an Islamic veil and turned the pain of the Muslim minority into that of the entire country by uttering the phrase: “We are one, they are us.”

3.- ERUPTION OF THE WHAKAARI VOLCANO

Another of the tragic moments that he lived at the head of the country was the eruption in December 2019 of the Whakaari volcano, which left 22 dead among workers and tourists from different countries.

Ardern showed his empathetic leadership both with the families of the victims and with the rescuers, whom he congratulated in person and in public for their work.

4.- MANAGEMENT OF THE PANDEMIC

The covid-19 pandemic that began three years ago was a resounding health success for Ardern, which, thanks to some draconian measures, limited the number of infections and deaths, but it was also one of its biggest headaches due to the opposition to these measures, the criticism of slow vaccination and protests by the anti-vaccine movement.

New Zealand was internationally recognized as the country that had best managed the pandemic and has registered just 2,500 deaths from covid-19 for a population of 5 million, the lowest rate in Western countries.

5.- FAREWELL

Ardern carried his light-hearted style of leadership up to the moment he announced his resignation today, acknowledging openly that he had no energy left to run for new elections and that he will spend more time with his family.

In an emotional speech in which he tried several times to hold back tears, Ardern acknowledged that he has no concrete plans for when he leaves office on February 7, although he will try to “help New Zealand.

Source: Elcomercio

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