WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Wab Kinew will soon be the only First Nations premier in Canadian history after voters in Manitoba elected a New Democratic Party government on Tuesday.
"This is a great victory for all of us in Manitoba," Kinew told supporters at NDP campaign headquarters Tuesday night.
He said becoming the first-ever First Nations premier would show Canada is changing for the better.
"It's a very challenging role to be a First Nations premier.
Reporting by Rod Nickel in Winnipeg, Manitoba; editing by Denny Thomas and Marguerita ChoyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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