“This is the greatest privilege and the greatest responsibility of my life,” Chris Hipkins said as he took office. | Font: Photo: AFP / Video: EFE
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New Zealand Prime Minister, Labor Chris Hipkinswas sworn in on Wednesday, less than a week after her predecessor, Jacinda Ardern, shocked the world with her surprise announcement of her resignation.
At an official ceremony at Wellington Government House Chris Hipkins He was also appointed Minister of National Security and Intelligence, along with his Deputy Prime Minister, Carmel Sepuloni.
“This is the greatest privilege and responsibility of my life” and “I am encouraged by the challenges ahead,” the new president said after a brief ceremony.
Since he was confirmed last Sunday as a replacement for the outgoing Ardern, Hipkins has avoided talking about his government’s plans and detailing the policies his cabinet will adopt, though he assured today that as prime minister he recognizes the “important nature” of his position. . .
The new president plans to meet with his ministers for the first time this Wednesday and is expected to give his first official press conference in office later.
Chris Hipkinsplayed a leading role in the response New Zealand to the COVID-19 crisis, succeeds Ardern, also a member of the Labor Party, who announced her surprise resignation last Thursday, admitting she no longer had “enough energy to keep going” at the helm of the country she has led since 2017 to 2023.
This Wednesday, hundreds of people gathered at the gates of the New Zealand Parliament, from where Ardern, whose sensitive and firm leadership has been praised inside and out New Zealandleft for the last time as prime minister.
Farewell to Ardern
Now the ex-president immediately went to the Government House, where she officially submitted her resignation to the representative of the English King Charles in the country, the Governor General Cindy Kiro.
During the five and a half years that he ruled the country, Ardern, always in his direct and friendly style, faced several critical moments, such as the appearance COVID-19the attack on Christchurch in 2019 or the eruption of the Fakaari volcano in the same year.
However, in recent years, his popularity has waned and he has been the target of an unprecedented escalation of harassment and threats, especially from anti-vaccination groups, although he has assured that the increase in violence was not “a decisive factor” in his decision to step down. (EFE)
Source: RPP
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