Chris Hipkins, a member of the Labour Party, was sworn in as New Zealand's prime minister after Jacinda Ardern resigned suddenly last week.
The Governor-General Cindy Kiro officiated a brief swearing-in ceremony in front of Hipkins' friends and colleagues.
Hipkins promised to take a back-to-basics approach focusing on the economy and addressing what he described as a "pandemic of inflation.
" Opinion polls have indicated his Labour Party is trailing behind the conservative opposition, and less than nine months remain before the general election.
While the sources from The Independent and AP News provide the same information and characterisation of Hipkins as someone who wants to focus on economic issues, The Gulf News' article provides additional context on the fact that he replaced Ardern and emphasises his brief swearing-in ceremony quote: "This is the biggest privilege and responsibility of my life."