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Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand Prime Minister

Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand Prime Minister

WELLINGTON: Chris Hipkins was sworn in as New Zealand Prime Minister on Wednesday, with his predecessor Jacinda Ardern officially tendering her resignation.The swearing-in ceremony held in parliament saw Hipkins officially taking up the top job and Carmel Sepuloni becoming the deputy prime minister, reported Xinhua.Prime Minister Hipkins will reshuffle the cabinet next week. Besides the top leadership role, Hipkins himself will be the minister of national security and intelligence.Tackling inflation will be his priority, he said, as Stats NZ released on Wednesday the growth of New Zealand’s consumers price index remained 7.2 per cent in the 12 months to December 2022.Announcing her resignation last Thursday, Ardern said, after five and a half years of the top leadership role, she could not keep going for another year or term after careful consideration.“Being prime minister has been the greatest honour of my life,“ Ardern said, citing her cabinet’s achievement in alleviating child pove

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