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New Zealand’s next PM: How will they be chosen and when will we know who it is?

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation on 19 January.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation on 19 January. Photograph: Kerry Marshall/Getty Images

New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, will step down no later than 7 February after her shock resignation on Thursday in which she said she “no longer had enough in the tank” to do the job.

Leadership hopefuls will gather on Sunday when the centre-left Labour party caucus meets to elect a new leader – who will go on to become prime minister. Here’s what will happen:

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