Muller was National's leader for just 53 days before announcing he was stepping down from the role for health reasons. However, the stress of being National's Leader was a very different experience for Muller. Muller said he "absolutely loved" the first few days as National Leader, but his anxiety manifested around day five of his new role. Todd Muller and then-deputy Nikki Kaye in May, after the first National Party Caucus meeting after Muller was elected as leader. Listen below:He said he still had to deal with his short tenure as National's Leader.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 17, 2020 00:33 UTC