Video: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand Wins 2nd Phrase

“We are residing in an more and more polarized planet, a area the place much more and much more folks have misplaced the potential to see one particular another’s stage of see. I hope that this election, New Zealand has proven that this is not who we are. That as a nation we can pay attention, and we can debate. Following all, we are also tiny to eliminate sight of other people’s viewpoint. Elections are not generally — [applause] Elections are not generally terrific at bringing folks with each other. But they also really do not need to have to tear one particular one more apart. This has not been an ordinary election and it is not an ordinary time. It is been complete of uncertainty and anxiousness. And we set out to be an antidote to that. As a nation, we wanted a strategy for recovery, and so that is what we made. We wanted an ongoing health and fitness response to the international pandemic to maintain folks protected, so that is what we’ve finished. And we wanted a workforce targeted definitely and totally on New Zealand and Labour definitely is.”