Jacinda Ardern to step down as New Zealand PM

recognising when to go before anyone is trying to oust you, as appears to be the case, would be just another example of her smart leadership

I liked her because she drove the incels and conspiracy loons bonkers.

Pure Catnip.

any examples of her “formidable” leadership?

She was a bang average politician from a small country the other side of the world

but because she was a young woman the media feted her.

More popular abroad than at home.

New Zealand is more unequal than when she arrived in power, housing is a big problem still, economic troubles, her party facing defeat.

She handled COVID well at the start, went on too long with that though. Single handedly brought labour to power when they were facing 4th place politically only a short time before.

Good speeches, some good actions but didn't change much or try to change much.

a strange measure of liking somebody.

but the internet has opened my eyes to strangeness

our media fete her , she is takes up space on our news sites here in ireland (and broader western nations) some of us are curious as a result.

I've seen plenty of her speeches to know what she is about and it's not good.

Don't know what to make of her. The woke brigade give her too many bonus points cos she's a woman and says all the right things about diversity, LGBTQ etc.

The resentful angry white men brigade hate her for the same reason.

So in reality she's probably somewhere in the middle: a slightly above average leader who did some good and made some mistakes.

Anyway, I admire the way she has quit by just saying she's worn out. Far better than leaders whose sense of self importance would never let them do that.

Her speech to the UN was chilling last year!!! Governments should control the flow of info!!! Dangerous woman, like Trudeau in Canada...the leaders we were told to admire and respect turned out to be something quiet different!!

These sociopaths don’t quit having power over other people for no reason there must be something in the post for her

we will wait and see

She was in favour of reduced immigration into New Zealand. She kept it quite low. Wasn't too keen on refugees.

Not feeling the love for Jacinda on this thread. All I'd say is pick a whole selection of political leaders around the world, countries big and small, and rate them in order of preference. Where on the line would Jacinda fit?

I didn't say that though - i said the media love her due to wokeness . is authoritarianism that part of being "woke"? maybe it is.

I defo hate wokeness but I also "hate" her ( to use your word) over her treatment of people during covid , her views on controlling people esp people with ideas that don't align to hers. Her glee of approval (if you watch the video) over NZ becoming a 2 tier society for vaxx'd and unvaxx'd showed her true colours - a horrible person

also even as a life long non smoker , I find her cigarette ban controlling and nanny state in the extreme

very good speaker and those who criticise her on covid, well I'm sure most countries could have handled that better in hindsight

Really?

The country of about 5 million people has recorded fewer than 2,500 covid-19 fatalities. It has the lowest covid-related death rate in the Western world, according to Johns Hopkins University

Also packed stadiums and concerts there when the rest of the Western World was on some sort of lockdown.

I think they may have aced it.

over her treatment of people during covid

You mean packed stadiums and lowest fatality rate in the Western World?

Well the authoritarian woke bitch!!!🙄

You liked her because she was hated by some people.

I find this approach to politics odd.