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"He's a terrorist, he's a criminal, he's an extremist, but he'll be, when I speak, anonymous, and to others I beg you: Speak the names of those who have been lost rather than the name of the man who He may have sought fame, but we in New Zealand will not give him anything – not even his name. "
Since the mbadacre, Ardern, the youngest woman head of government in the world with 37 years, has spoken with emotion and empathy, rebaduring families and informing the public of the latest news of the investigation.
It's his face – and not that of the alleged gunman – that eventually dominated the media coverage.
As a suspect – partly because of the ban on publishing certain details about him – was relegated to the background, punishable but denied the celebrity he wished, Ardern was hailed by the international community for its treatment of the event, who has it in the unwanted role, as she said, to express the grief of a nation.
Personal touch
While Ardern provided a point of stability to all New Zealanders as the country continued to wake up after a terrorist attack that would have seemed unlikely a few weeks ago, its actions have personally affected relatives of those killed in the mbadacre . Muslim community in this small town of about 400,000 inhabitants.
The day after the Christchurch attack, Ardern wore a hijab while she stood in the center of a room surrounded by desperate families to hear rebaduring words. They were tired, worried and many were grieving relatives, presumed dead by bullets fired by a man who had distinguished them for their convictions.
Even before she said a word, Ardern's simple decision to cover her hair served to show families that she respected them and wanted to relieve their pain.
"People were very surprised, I saw people's faces when wearing the hijab, they were smiling," said Ahmed Khan, a survivor of the attack who lost his uncle at the Al mosque. Noor.
Ali Akil, a Syrian Solidarity New Zealand member who came to Christchurch to support the community, said wearing the hjiab was "a symbolic thing".
"It's saying that I respect you, what you believe and that I'm here to help you," he said. "I'm very impressed."
Tightening Firearms Laws
Ardern has also impressed – both in New Zealand and abroad – with his quick action after the attack.
It did not take long to qualify this incident as a terrorist attack, a designation that might be lacking for the far-right killings, and it committed itself in a matter of hours to changing the law to prevent future atrocities.
"Our firearms laws will change," she said, citing memories of former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, who cracked down on guns less than two weeks after the 1996 mbadacre. in Port Arthur, Tasmania, which killed 35 people.
True to its word, the New Zealand government met on Monday and approved changes "in principle" to be detailed next week. They should include a ban on semi-automatic weapons.
The move is proving successful in the streets of Christchurch where heavily armed police guard at roadblocks filled with flowers in memory of the dead.
"I think a lot of us in New Zealand have watched what happened in America and we certainly do not want to see it here," said Trish Jamieson, a social worker who was laying flowers near the mosque from Linwood Sunday.
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She had taken office at the head of the Labor Party only three months earlier. At that time, the polls seemed so insubstantial that it was doubtful to be able to form a coalition government let alone score close to the majority.
While she eventually had to count on the support of NZ First and the Greens, Ardern was able to sufficiently strengthen the Labor Party to make it the youngest leader in the world and end a decade of control of the conservative-dominated national party.
Since then, she has played a role unknown to most New Zealand leaders: a world celebrity.
Since coming to power, Ardern has presented a contrasting picture with the leaders of many major Western countries. While countries, including the United States, have tried to prevent migrants from entering, Ardern has actively sought to bring them in.
She has made several offers to accommodate dying refugees on the island of Manus and Nauru, products of Australia's strict immigration policy. The offer has been refused several times.
"I've often said we're a nation of 200 ethnicities and 160 languages," Ardern said Tuesday. "We open our doors to others and we welcome them.The only thing that has to change after the events of Friday, is that this same door must close on everyone who espouses hatred and fear."
CNN's James Griffiths contributed to reports from Hong Kong.
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