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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has announced that she would step down next month and would not seek re-election, adding that a national election would be held in October. She made the announcement in a televised statement saying she “no longer had enough in the tank” and that for her "it's time."
“I’m leaving, because with such a privileged role comes responsibility. The responsibility to know when you are the right person to lead and also when you are not. I know what this job takes. And I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. It’s that simple,” she said in her statement, as reported by the media.
“I am human, politicians are human. We give all that we can for as long as we can. And then it’s time. And for me, it’s time,” she added.
