Tag: PNG no-confidence vote
PNG ‘no dictatorship’, says opposition leader Nomane over foiled vote
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's opposition leader James Nomane says Parliament needs to be recalled immediately as the gravity of Wednesday’s...
PNG MP Allan Bird on death threats: ‘Picking on me isn’t...
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Papua New Guinea's rising voice as opposition candidate for prime minister, East Sepik Governor Allan Bird, has pushed...
Opposition MP Allan Bird claims his ‘life under threat’ after PM...
RNZ Pacific
A Papua New Guinea MP who is being touted by the opposition as the next prime minister of the country says "my life...
PNG leader Marape’s no confidence ‘accountability’ vote set for May
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent, and Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
A vote of no confidence in Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James...
PNG opposition numbers grow ahead of expected no-confidence vote
RNZ Pacific
A total of 12 MPs in the Papua New Guinea government of Jame Marape have now switched sides, joining the opposition ahead of...
Pressure builds on PNG’s Marape as Parliament showdown looms
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape has rejected opposition leader Belden Namah's call for him to resign.
Namah's call...
PNG government passes budget while rebel MPs caught out of town
By RNZ Pacific
Politics in Papua New Guinea has been plunged into more turmoil today, with government MPs continuing to meet while the opposition was...
Scott Waide: Our country, Papua New Guinea, is being taken away...
Papua New Guinea's opposition - bolstered by its government defectors - moved its camp to West Sepik provincial capital Vanimo at the weekened to...
Scott Waide: My message to PNG’s Prime Minister James Marape
COMMENTARY: By Scott Waide in Lae
As the new Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, you have your work cut out for you. You have...
PNG’s ‘power broker’ minister Marape elected 8th PM for 8 million...
ANALYSIS: By EMTV News
James Marape, Papua New Guinea's former Finance Minister and the man who led the defections that brought down the Peter O'Neill...
PNG Prime Minister Peter O’Neill finally resigns
By RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has finally resigned.
O'Neill told Parliament today he had tendered his resignation to the Governor-General this...
PNG Parliament erupts in chaos as Speaker rejects opposition motions
Embattled Prime Minister Peter O'Neill explains why he has gone to the Supreme Court to seek clarification on the vote of no-confidence procedure under...
‘I’m not PNG’s acting PM,’ caretaker Sir Julius Chan tells nation
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Sir Julius Chan says there has been a huge misunderstanding over yesterday’s press conference, reports EMTV News.
His comments follow a media...
Embattled O’Neill ‘handing over’ PNG’s leadership to Chan
Prime Minister Peter O'Neill steps down from the top job and hands over the reigns to Sir Julius Chan, leader of Peoples Progress Party....
PNG’s O’Neill announces he is stepping down as PM
By RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has announced that is resigning, citing a need for change, after weeks of unrest in...
Gary Juffa: Dear PM O’Neill, we’ll stop you selling out our...
OPEN LETTER: By Gary Juffa, Governor of Oro
Dear Prime Minister,
You sold all our todays and were about to sell our children's tomorrows too. You...
PNG leadership rivals O’Neill, Marape both implicated in UBS loan saga
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
Political fallout from a controversial loan taken on by Papua New Guinea's government five years ago could hinder rather...
Marape accuses PNG government of ‘sabotage ploy’ to delay vote
By EMTV News
Papua New Guinea's political opposition has gone on the offensive, accusing Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's government of attempting to delay and defeat...
Former editor blasts Post-Courier over ‘trash’ coverage on PNG crisis
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
A former editor of the PNG Post-Courier has condemned his old newspaper for an article “insulting the intelligence” of Papua New...
Ex-minister Marape declares rival camp ‘steadfast’ in O’Neill challenge
Recruiting the opposition numbers as the no-confidence vote looms for Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's government when Parliament resumes tomorrow. Video: EMTV News
By Scott Waide
The...