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Education Minister Chris Hipkins will relieve Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand Prime Minister

MADRID, 20 Ene.

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Education Minister Chris Hipkins will relieve Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand Prime Minister

MADRID, 20 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) -

New Zealand Education Minister Chris Hipkins will be the new New Zealand Prime Minister, replacing Jacinda Ardern, who tendered her resignation on Thursday and will officially step down on February 7.

Hipkins has been the only nominee from the Labor Party, whose leader has highlighted in a statement that the assembly of the political formation will meet on Sunday to support his leadership, as reported by 'NZ Herald'.

Nominations for the candidates closed at 9:00 am (local time) this Friday. In addition to the name of Hipkins, other possibilities were being considered, such as the Minister of Justice, Kiri Allan, or the Minister of Transport, Michael Wood, although finally only Hipkins has been nominated.

The minister, who has also held the Police portfolio since last June, is a trusted Ardern man and became known as a result of his position in the COVID-19 Response portfolio, which earned him the odd controversy .

In fact, the Labor member, a deputy since 2008, apologized and admitted that he divulged personal and incorrect information about the then journalist Charlotte Bellis, from the Al Jazeera channel, who had to give birth in Afghanistan for not being able to return to New Zealand due to the strict measures against the virus.

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