Citing health reasons, New Zealand's opposition leader Todd Muller abruptly quits leaving the conservative National Party scrambling to find a new leader for September's election
Todd Muller has announced his immediate resignation as leader of the centre-right National Party, saying"I am not the best person" for the position.
New Zealand's opposition leader abruptly has quit citing health reasons just weeks after taking the job, leaving his party in disarray with an election against incumbent Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern looming. The 51-year-old ousted his predecessor Simon Bridges in late May but failed to reverse polls showing strong backing for Ardern ahead of the September 19 election."The role has taken a heavy toll on me personally, and on my family, and this has become untenable from a health perspective," he said.said that he had struggled to cope with the high-profile role.
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