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New Zealand opposition changes leader as election looms

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand’s main opposition gambled on a leadership change just weeks before a general election Tuesday after polling showed it was heading for disaster at the ballot box. The center-left Labor Party selected 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern to take it into the September 23 election, making her the youngest leader in its 101-year history. The move came after outgoing leader Andrew Little quit in response to a string of opinion polls […]