Ardern will deliver her valedictory speech tonight after announcing she has new roles to step into and ruling out ever returning to politics in this country
Do I have the dates wrong? General election is on the 14/10, 6 months before then is the 14/04 which is required to not trigger a byelection. Today is being reported Jacinda Ardern's last day the 05/04.
Do we require a byelection now? Or is today a symbolic last day and the real last day is next Friday (14/04) but parliament isn't sitting then so she couldn't give her speech?
Hi Max - all good questions. When Ardern resigned as PM she said she wouldn't be in the House much so she is giving her valedictory tonight and effectively leaving the building but her resignation doesn't take effect until April 15 and she is still the MP for Mt Albert until then, thus avoiding a by election. Thanks, Anna
Do I have the dates wrong? General election is on the 14/10, 6 months before then is the 14/04 which is required to not trigger a byelection. Today is being reported Jacinda Ardern's last day the 05/04.
Do we require a byelection now? Or is today a symbolic last day and the real last day is next Friday (14/04) but parliament isn't sitting then so she couldn't give her speech?
Hi Max - all good questions. When Ardern resigned as PM she said she wouldn't be in the House much so she is giving her valedictory tonight and effectively leaving the building but her resignation doesn't take effect until April 15 and she is still the MP for Mt Albert until then, thus avoiding a by election. Thanks, Anna