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Sunday, August 16, 2020

New Zealand to delay general election by month amid Auckland Covid-19 outbreak

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The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, announces vote will move from 19 September to 17 October

New Zealand is to delay its general election by a month due to the outbreak of Covid-19 in Auckland, the country’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has said.

Calls had been growing from opposition parties for the election to be moved, with opposition leaders saying it wasn’t “just and fair” to hold an election while an outbreak was underway and level 3 restrictions were in place in the country’s largest city, prohibiting campaigning.

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