Jacinda Ardern delays New Zealand's election to allow conventional campaigning – but where are voters really getting information?
- Written by Jennifer Curtin, Professor, University of Auckland
The decision to delay New Zealand’s 2020 general election to 17 October, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, was partly about voter and candidate safety and partly to allow parties to campaign fairly.
As much as anything, Ardern wanted to restore some sense of political certainty amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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