A new opinion poll indicates that New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is poised to win a second term in office when the nation goes to the polls next month.
But Ardern said Tuesday that she’s taking nothing for granted.
The 1 News Colmar Brunton Poll put support for Ardern’s liberal Labour Party at 48 per cent while support for the conservative National Party, led by opposition leader Judith Collins, was at 31 per cent.
Support for Ardern as preferred prime minister was at 54 per cent compared to 18 per cent for Collins.
Under New Zealand’s proportional voting system, larger parties typically form coalitions with smaller parties to govern.
Ardern’s popularity has surged since the coronavirus became the defining issue for her government six months ago. Her approach of trying to eliminate the virus has been widely viewed as successful.