New Zealand opposition leader replaced after plummeting popularity

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Simon Bridges replaced by Todd Muller as leader of New Zealand’s National party who will face Jacinda Ardern at the country’s September election
The leader of New Zealand’s opposition has been removed by his party in a desperate bid to install a figurehead who can match Jacinda Ardern’s star power in the upcoming September general election.
National party MP Todd Muller won a party room vote against Simon Bridges, a former criminal prosecutor who recent polls have found to be deeply unpopular with the general public. The vote took less than an hour. Nikki Kaye was elected as his deputy. Continue reading...

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