Chris Hipkins Named to Succeed Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand Prime Minister
- Pledges to navigate country through economic turbulence
- Must rebuild Labour Party support ahead of October election
Chris Hipkins
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Incoming New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said he’s ready to lead the country through the economic downturn and believes he can win the October election.
“I acknowledge that at the moment we are going through some economic turbulence and we’re going to have to navigate our way through that,” Hipkins told reporters Saturday in Wellington. “I believe passionately that we can come out the other side of that in better shape than we went into it. I’m really optimistic about our future.”