In an age of resurgent nationalism and populism, Jacinda Ardern has provided a rare beacon of hope for centre-left politics since she led New Zealand’s Labour Party out of the wilderness in 2017.
Even before last year’s Christchurch atrocity, Ardern had established an unusually high international profile due to her youth and the novelty of being the first leader of a western country ever to give birth while in office.
In its wake, she was praised for epitomising a spirit of empathy and inclusiveness that was understood to stand her in contrast to many of her conservative peers.
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