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New Zealand Delays Election After Virus Outbreak in Auckland

Associated Press

   WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday chose
   to delay New Zealand's national elections by four weeks as the country
   deals with a new coronavirus outbreak in its largest city, Auckland.

   The election had been scheduled for Sept. 19 but will now be held on
   Oct. 17.

   Under New Zealand law, Ardern had the option of delaying the election
   for up to about two months.

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