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Ardern’s popularity as preferred prime minister — often referred to as “Jacindamania” — topped 60 per cent in the latest surveys following her leadership through the Christchurch mosque attacks, the White Island volcanic eruption and the pandemic. “When people ask, is this a Covid election, my answer is yes, it is,” the charismatic 40-year-old said as she launched the campaign with a NZ$311 million pledge to boost jobs.Labour is the senior partner in a three-party coalition government but if it can maintain the support shown in recent opinion polls, where it has consistently been above 50 per cent, it could govern alone after the election.
The centrepiece of Labour’s campaign is to support businesses in hiring at least 40,000 people whose employment has been affected by the coronavirus.
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