Chris Hipkins will become the next prime minister of New Zealand after he was the sole nominee for the role vacated by Jacinda Ardern.
Chris Hipkins will be the new New Zealand PM.,Her surprise exit - not known to her partyroom until just hours before - had set Labour MPs racing to find a replacement as leader and prime minister.
No MP signalled their intention to run ahead of the nominations deadline at 9am on Saturday , staying true to a pact to keep discussions in-house.Hipkins, 44, will be ratified as party leader at a caucus meeting on Sunday, confirming his ascension to the top job in Kiwi politics.The Remutaka MP is a well-liked member of parliament, known for his sense of humour and enjoyment of sausage rolls.
This week, Hipkins was quickly seen by Labour MPs as their best choice to follow Ardern, especially given Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson’s decision to rule himself out of contention.
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