Vanuatu to elect new PM amid political crisis over Australia security pact
Move comes after top court ruled that pro-Western Prime Minister Ishmael had lost a no-confidence motion in parliament.
Source: aljazeera.com
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Vanuatu Supreme Court rules in favour of opposition in Parliament majority case
The Supreme Court of Vanuatu ruled on Friday that Vanuatu’s opposition party won a no-confidence vote regarding incumbent Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau last week.
Source: islandsbusiness.com
Vanuatu court rules pro-Western premier lost no-confidence vote
Vanuatu's Supreme Court has ruled that a no-confidence motion in Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau was won by the nation's opposition party last week, but has stayed action to remove him to allow for an appeal. Vanuatu, at the centre of a strategic rivalry between China and Western countries in the Pacific Islands, was plunged into political crisis after opposition leader Bob Loughman lodged the no-confidence petition criticising Kalsakau for signing a security pact with Australia, and raising the minimum wage. Supreme Court judge Edwin Goldsbrough ruled on Friday that an absolute ma...
Source: yahoo.com