The Labor Party meeting plans to endorse the leadership of the politician, known for his position in the Covid-19 Response portfolio, this Sunday
New Zealand’s Education Minister, Chris Hipkins, will be New Zealand’s new Prime Minister, replacing Jacinda Ardern, who tendered her resignation on Thursday and will officially step down on February 7. Hipkins is the only Labor Party nominee, whose leader has stressed in a statement that the political formation meeting will meet on Sunday to support his leadership, as reported by ‘NZ Herald’.
Nominations for the candidates close at 9:00 am (local time) this Friday. In addition to the name Hipkins, other possibilities were considered, such as the Chief Justice, Kiri Allan, or the person in charge of transportation, Michael Wood, although in the end only Hipkins was nominated. The minister, who has also held the Police portfolio since last June, is a trusted Ardern man and became known for his position in the Covid-19 Response portfolio, which earned him some controversy.
The Labor member, a deputy since 2008, even apologized and admitted revealing personal and inaccurate information about then Al Jazeera Channel journalist Charlotte Bellis, who had to give birth in Afghanistan because she was unable to travel to New York could return. Zeeland because of the strict measures against the virus.
Source: La Verdad
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