Low-key Marshall Islands election campaign belies vote importance
Marshall Islanders go to the polls on 20 November, following what may have been the quietest election campaign in the 44-years of constitutional government.
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Marshall Islanders go to the polls on 20 November, following what may have been the quietest election campaign in the 44-years of constitutional government.
Giff Johnson, Editor, Marshall Islands Journal / RNZ Pacific correspondent The Marshall Islands has launched the process for officially ending its membership in the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), the country's Foreign Minister said Friday. "Cabinet approved the withdrawal from the Pacific Islands Forum last Thursday," said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Casten Nemra. "(The) next step is for Nitijela (parliament) to endorse the move through a resolution." Nitijela members (L-R) Alfred Alfred Jr, Casten Nemra, Chris Loeak Photo: Giff Johnson / RNZ Pacific The move by the Marshall Islands...