‘Hermit kingdom’ of New Zealand falls out of love with Jacinda Ardern – The Times

Posted: February 7, 2022 at 6:38 am

Less than three months after being sworn in as New Zealands youngest female prime minister, Jacinda Ardern announced she was pregnant with her first child. I am not the first woman to work and have a baby, she said.

Six weeks after giving birth, she was back at work. Juggling motherhood while protecting Kiwis from Covid ensured Ardern, then 37, was lavished with praise, hailed as a feminist icon.

Four years on, however, Jacindamania appears to be fading fast and the woman voted the worlds greatest leader by Fortune magazine in 2021 no longer looks quite so assured: polls show her Labour Partys lead over the opposition has narrowed.

Jacinda Ardern, pictured with partner Clarke Gayford won plaudits for returning to work as prime minister six weeks after giving birth

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She has faced a backlash over the treatment of a pregnant New Zealander. Charlotte Bellis, a

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