Tag: prime ministers

"History will judge Jacinda Ardern as a remarkable leader. She is genuinely kind and has an incredible intellect, she’s made more of a contribution...

ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University New Zealanders will have a new prime minister by February 7 and will go to the polls on October...

RNZ Pacific Former coup leader and ex-prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka was today elected Fiji's new prime minister, winning 28 votes to Voreqe Bainimarama's 27. The secret...

By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva Tight police security will greet the Sodelpa management board meeting in Suva tomorrow when it will again decide the political...

By Felix Chaudhary in Suva Former Supervisor of Elections Jon Apted says that the coalition formed by the  Social Democratic Liberal Party with the People’s...

RNZ Pacific The ruling FijiFirst party is refusing to concede the 2022 general election, saying it can only be called after the election of the...

By Hilaire Bule, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Port Vila Talks among Vanuatu political parties have started for the formation of a coalition government following Thursday's...

ANALYSIS: By Frank Bongiorno, Australian National University and Emily Millane, The University of Melbourne The go-to defence of pretty much everyone who is entangled in...

By Gorethy Kenneth of the PNG Post-Courier in Port Moresby In a historic first, the Papua New Guinea Parliament has installed Pangu Pati leader and...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Papua New Guinea's incumbent leader, James Marape, has been returned to the top job as the country's ninth prime minister, reports...

By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby People’s National Congress party leader Peter O’Neill has blown the race for the Papua New Guinea prime minister’s job...

By Peter Korugl in Port Moresby The ruling Pangu Pati has drawn first blood in the Papua New Guinea national general elections with its leader...

By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Former prime minister and New Ireland Governor Sir Julius Chan is defending his seat one last time in Papua...

PNG Post-Courier Three major parties have emerged as frontrunners to form the next government in Papua New Guinea with their party leaders eager to be...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that she has tested positive for covid-19. Her daughter Neve tested positive on Wednesday, she added in...

ANALYSIS: By Michael Kabuni and Stephen Howes Central to the selection of the prime minister in Papua New Guinea following a general election is Section...

RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is self-isolating after being deemed a close contact of a positive covid case. She was on the same...

Kaniva News Tonga’s Parliament has elected a new prime minister to replace Dr Pōhiva Tu’i’onetoa. Siaosi Sovaleni, 51, the current Minister of Education, has won convincingly...

By Lanuola Tusani Tupufia-Ah Tong in Apia Samoa's Court of Appeal ruled today that the Faatuatua ile Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party was the...

RNZ News Samoa's Prime Minister-elect says she does not think the accusation of treason by the incumbent leader holds sway and suggested he his having...

OBITUARY: By Scott Waide in Lae For many Papua New Guineans, Sir Mekere Morauta will be remembered as the straight shooting politician and the reformist...

By Lice Movono in Suva Former Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase died early today at the Oceania Hospital in Suva, following a short illness. Confirming the...