New Zealand PM Ardern postpones the country's general election by a month to October 17 as the city of Auckland remains in lockdown due to a new outbreak of the coronavirus.
An early election works in Ardern's favour, as her success in stifling COVID-19 and keeping the country virus-free for 102 days until the latest outbreak has boosted her popularity.
Ardern's opponents accuse her of using the pandemic to shore up support as she appears on television nearly every day to reassure New Zealanders, while other party leaders struggle to get attention. With a population of 5 million, New Zealand has fared far better than most countries during the pandemic. But an abrupt resurgence of COVID-19 last week in Auckland prompted a lockdown, and there's growing suspicion that the source of the spread was a quarantine facility.
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