New Zealand's next leaders confirmed as Prime Minister Ardern resigns; Chris Hipkins is new PM

  • 📰 staronline
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 33 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Qulity Score:
  • News: 17%
  • Publisher: 75%

Hipkins will be sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday.

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Hipkins, the sole nominee for the position, will be sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday, he told a media conference on Sunday.

His deputy will be Carmel Sepuloni, the country's first Pasifika person to hold the position. She takes over from finance minister Grant Robertson."I want to acknowledge the significance of this for our Pasifika community. I am proudly Samoan, Tongan, and New Zealand European, and represent generations of New Zealanders with mixed heritage," she said.Sepuloni said it was"huge honour and privilege" to be offered the role.

Ardern's last event as prime minister will be the annual Rātana celebrations - a Māori religious movement which, in the late 1920s, also became a major political movement - on Tuesday. - dpa

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in MY
 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

New Zealand's ruling party confirms Hipkins as new prime minister - Radio New ZealandWELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's ruling Labour Party selected Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as leader of the Labour party and prime minister in a meeting on Sunday, Radio New Zealand reported.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Chris Hipkins likely to become new PM of New ZealandHipkins will serve as premier of the nation of 5 million for over eight months as the general elections will take place in October. theSun thesundaily ChrisHipkins JacindaArdern NewZealand
Source: theSundaily - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »

Chris Hipkins confirmed New Zealand’s new PM, to focus on domestic issuesHipkins vowed to focus on domestic issues, saying that high inflation, high housing prices and law and order issue will be the major policy focus for his government theSun theSundaily politics PrimeMinister NewZealand ChrisHipkins WorldNews
Source: theSundaily - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »

Chris Hipkins set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand prime ministerWELLINGTON (Reuters) -Chris Hipkins, who played a significant role in New Zealand's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after emerging on Saturday as the only candidate to lead the ruling Labour Party. Do you know who else played a signicant role in Covid2020 Misinformation, Disinformation and Propaganda from the MSM... Ps and Supression of information 😉 What whaaat, Boom explosive plosive plosive 💥💥💥
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Chris Hipkins set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand PMHe's the only candidate nominated to lead the ruling party.
Source: malaysiakini - 🏆 20. / 51 Read more »