WELLINGTON -- Jacinda Ardern's center-left Labour Party will lead New Zealand's government for a second term following elections on Saturday, in which voters rewarded her administration's success in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
With 100% of ballots counted for the preliminary results, Labour had won enough of the vote to allow it to govern without requiring the support of any minor parties -- a first since the country adopted its current proportional representation election system in 1996.
