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Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele is elected the South Pacific nation's new prime minister by members of parliament, more than two weeks after no party was able to secure a majority in the general election.

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

There’s no evidence that Solomon Islands’ voters spurned the OUR party because its leader had become too friendly with China, says Terence Wood.

As I said in my last article, wise political scientists avoid making predictions about elections in the Western Pacific. But I’ve just made myself a coffee, the fan in my office at the University of PNG is whirring happily and I have some data to reassure me.

Odds are that Manasseh Sogavare will again lead Solomon Islands after elections and subsequent horse-trading are done, says Terence Wood.

Electioneering is ramping up in Solomon Islands with political parties laying out their promises, and some even forming alliances.