AP Explains: What Resignation of New Zealand's Leader Means

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2h5unlK
via IFTTT New Zealand Prime Minister John Key unexpectedly resigned on Monday. His departure will affect New Zealand's relationship with the U.S., its free-trade agenda and its role on the world stage. The country's new leader will face an opposition buoyed by Key's departure as it heads into elections next year.