Politicians are human

I’m leaving, because with such a privileged role comes responsibility – the responsibility to know when you are the right person to lead and also when you are not. I know what this job takes. And I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. It’s that simple.

I am human, politicians are human. We give all that we can for as long as we can. And then it’s time. And for me, it’s time.

Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 2017 – 2023 February 7.