Kiev: New Zealand Prime Minister Justin Ardern has postponed parliamentary elections scheduled for September 19 until 17 October.
"This decision will give all parties time, over the next 9 weeks, to run a campaign and the Electoral Commission will also have time to prepare for the election, 'Ardern said at a press conference.
The local government explains the decision by increasing cases of new coronavirus, while the opposition National Party claims that the government uses the pandemic to postpone elections.
The internal transmission of Coronavirus in New Zealand on August 11 was recorded for the first time in 102 days.