WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s conservative Prime Minister Bill English conceded on Monday he was "worried" about next month’s general election, as support for the opposition continued to surge. The centre-left Labour Party has enjoyed a huge boost in support ahead of the September 23 election after gambling on a charismatic new leader in 37-year-old Jacinda Ardern. Labour’s support has risen about 14 per cent to 37 per cent, just three points behind English’s National Party, according to internal party polling leaked to media over the weekend. "We’re worried in the sense that we’ve got to lift our support in order to be able to form a sensible government after this election," English told Radio New Zealand. "They might be talking about the person but we don’t come across anyone talking about Labour Party policies," he added.

Source: Viet Nam News August 21, 2017 03:22 UTC