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New Zealand Political Leader Quizzed On Whether She'll Have Kids

Jacinda Ardern had just been announced as the new leader of the Labour party, when a TV host asked her whether she felt like she had to make a choice between "having babies and having a career."
The new leader of New Zealand's Labour Party, Jacinda Ardern, speaks at her first press conference at Parliament in Wellington on Tuesday. Ardern was elected after Andrew Little stepped down just weeks before a general election, citing "disappointing" opinion polls. Less than 24 hours into her tenure, questions over her desire to have children led to a national uproar. / MARTY MELVILLE / Getty Images

A rising political star in New Zealand received a prominent new role — and was immediately asked whether or not she plans to have children.

Jacinda Ardern, who was appointed the leader of the Labour party on Tuesday, has less than two months before the next round of elections. She's the youngest New Zealand Labour leader ever, the BBC reports.

But enough about that. Multiple men wanted to know: What about her uterus?

The conversation that seized international headlines came in of the TV introduced with the double-entendre title "Poll Dancing."

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