New Zealand's Chris Hipkins Sworn In as Prime Minister
The Labor Party elected former Covid-19 Response and Police minister Hipkins, 44, to lead the party and the country on Sunday.
WELLINGTON, KOMPAS.com — Labor leader Chris Hipkins was sworn in as New Zealand's prime minister in a formal ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 25, following the resignation of outgoing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern last week. The Labor Party elected former Covid-19 Response and Police minister Hipkins, 44, to lead the party and the country on Sunday. This comes after the surprise resignation of Ardern, 42, who said she had "no more in the tank" to lead the country. Hundreds gathered on the grounds of Parliament as Ardern left for the final time, hugging each of her members of parliament in turn, wit...