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Emma Loffhagen

Jacinda Ardern — a trailblazing PM who knew when it was time to quit

“Be kind but strong, empathetic but decisive, optimistic but focused… you can be your own kind of leader, one who knows when it’s time to go.”

For many, these words delivered by Jacinda Ardern as she held back tears announcing her resignation, are emblematic of her five and a half years as New Zealand’s prime minister.

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