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    New Zealand Postpones Elections As It Scrambles To Contain New Coronavirus Outbreak

    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said elections would be delayed from Sept. 19 to Oct. 17. After 102 days without community spread, a new COVID-19 cluster in Auckland has grown to 58 cases.
    by Brakkton Booker Aug 17, 2020 2 minutes

    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Monday she is delaying New Zealand's general elections by about a month as the nation moves to contain a new cluster of COVID-19 cases in its most populous city, Auckland.

    Ardern, who has the sole authority to set elections for the country, said she consulted

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