Ardern fake left era ends with crushing election defeat

Monday 16 October 2023

Rather than face voters, former New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, chose to resign from office in mid-January knowing her Labour Government faced an uphill battle to win a third term.

Ardern’s instincts were correct with Labour bundled out of office on Saturday with a measly primary vote of just 26.9%:

The centre-right National Party will now lead the nation with a coalition government with the libertarian ACT party.

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.