New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was inaugurated for a second term on Friday, three weeks after an election she won even more triumphantly than initially thought.
The charismatic Labor leader who turned 40 during the summer was sworn in in English and Maori at a ceremony in Wellington.
“I would just say that it is Aotearoa New Zealand who is sitting at this table,” she said, citing the country’s Maori name and referring to members of her government, in which women and the community. Maori are very well represented.
“Together they represent very different perspectives, enormous talents and experience and, as you would expect during a crisis, enormous commitment to serving the country. “
With a very solid record in the fight against the epidemic, Mr.me Ardern offered Labor their biggest electoral victory since World War II (1939-1945).
The official results published on Friday showed that this success was even greater than what was initially believed since Mr.me Ardern won 50.0% of the vote (not 49.0% as previously reported), and won 65 of 120 seats in parliament (not 64).
The main opposition formation, the National Party (center-right) suffered a rout with a total of only 33 seats (compared to 35 initially announced), which led to the resignation of deputy party leader Gerry Brownlee, who had led the campaign.