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Jacinda Ardern burnishes leadership after Christchurch carnage

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (C) meets with members of the Muslim community following mass shooting at two mosques, in Christchurch, New Zealand.
رئيسة حكومة نيوزيلندا جاسيندا أردرن في لقاء مع الجالية المسلمة بعد مجزرة كريستشرش عام 2019 Source: AAP

NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's response and handling of the Christchurch carnage has burnished her leadership and silenced criticism of her youth.


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NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's response and handling of the Christchurch carnage has burnished her leadership and silenced criticism of her youth.


The calm and compassion shown by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in response to the killing of 50 Muslims by a suspected white supremacist has burnished the credentials of a leader whose youth and celebrity had given critics' doubts.

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