国际英语资讯:New Zealand opposition leader resigns weeks before general election
<p><span word="WELLINGTON">WELLINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 14-- <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Todd">Todd</span> <span word="Muller">Muller</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Opposition">Opposition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="personally">personally</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="untenable">untenable</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span>."</p><p><span word="Deputy">Deputy</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Nikki">Nikki</span> <span word="Kaye">Kaye</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Muller">Muller</span> '<span word="s">s</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="caucus">caucus</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Muller">Muller</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leaking">leaking</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Todd">Todd</span> <span word="Muller">Muller</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 22. <span word="Nikki">Nikki</span> <span word="Kaye">Kaye</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="deputy">deputy</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 19.</p>
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