A prime minister resigns: A simple lesson

NEW ZEALAND’S Prime Minister John Key is one of the very few modern political leaders to surrender power on his own terms. 

Rather than be removed by a party coup, electoral defeat, scandal or finite terms of office, Mr Key, one of the most popular prime ministers in New Zealand’s history, has reset his country’s agenda in the most positive and constructive way.

The temptation to compare Mr Key’s attitude with Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s is irresistible and informative.