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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

‘True global power’: World leaders pay tribute to Jacinda Ardern as she resigns

EPA

Tributes poured in from world leaders and party members after New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday that she would step down from office and not seek re-election.

The Labour Party premier said in a tearful address that she planned to stand down in February, adding that she was too tired to seek a third term.

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