New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern sets out priorities: climate, inequality and women
by Eleanor Ainge Roy from World news | The Guardian on (#35JAT)
The prime minister-elect has also agreed to hold a referendum on legalising cannabis for personal use by 2020
New Zealand's prime minister elect Jacinda Ardern has laid out her priorities for the country, saying she plans to urgently address climate change, tackle inequality and improving women's lives in the home and workplace.
On Thursday, NZ First leader Winston Peters threw his support behind Ardern's Labour party, allowing them to form a coalition government with a slim majority.
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