WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand delayed a national election by about a month after a coronavirus outbreak in its largest city of Auckland put a third of voters into lockdown. “I absolutely have confidence we can and will deliver a safe election,” said Ms. Ardern, who also vowed there wouldn’t be a second delay. In April, South Korea was the first to hold a major nationwide election during the pandemic. Singapore held a national election in July, although some votes in Europe were postponed as the crisis deepened. New Zealand went 102 days without any known local transmission of the coronavirus, but that streak ended early last week with the discovery of new cases in Auckland.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 17, 2020 03:45 UTC