Tag: Vanuatu politics
Vanuatu’s Kalsakau resigns, calls for delay on constitutional referendum
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
Vanuatu's former prime minister and opposition MP Ishmael Kalsakau has stepped down -- just two days after he confirmed...
Charlot Salwai elected 4th prime minister of Vanuatu in three years
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor, and Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
Vanuatu's Prime Minister Sato Kilman has been voted out through a motion-of-no-confidence...
Vanuatu PM Kilman loses majority and faces defeat in Friday vote
By Hilaire Bule in Port Vila
Power has transitioned from Vanuatu's government to the opposition in Parliament during the Fifth Extraordinary Session convened to debate...
Sato Kilman elected as Vanuatu’s new prime minister for record fifth...
RNZ Pacific
Four-time Vanuatu Prime Minister Sato Kilman has been elected to the top job for a record fifth time in Port Vila, ousting Alatoi...
Vanuatu elects new president after eight rounds of voting
RNZ Pacific
Nikenike Vurobaravu has been voted the 12th President of the Republic of Vanuatu.
It took eight rounds of voting by the 58-member Electoral College...
Vanua’aku Pati’s Bob Loughman becomes new Vanuatu PM
By Godwin Ligo, Terence Malapa and Kizzy Kalsakau in Port Vila
The new Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu is Bob Loughman, president of...
Consider government of national unity, suggests former PM Ham Lini
Compiled by Godwin Ligo in Port Vila
The former president of the National United Party (NUP) and one time former Prime Minister, Ham Lini Vanuaroroa,...
Breaking the glass ceiling – two women top Vanuatu ministry
By Jane Joshua in Port Vila
Vanuatu's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade is proud to have two women appointed to the...
New Vanuatu PM acts fast – Bauerfield airport repair contract awarded...
By Jane Joshua in Port Vila
Prime Minister Charlot Salwai has his eyes set on urgent repairs for Vanuatu's international airport at Bauerfield and wants...
Vanuatu’s new Parliament elects Charlot Salwai as nation’s 11th PM
By Harold Obed in Port Vila
Pentecost MP Charlot Salwai was today elected the 11th Prime Minister of Vanuatu by the incoming Parliament, elected in...
Unity Group says it has the numbers for government in Vanuatu
By Godwin Ligo in Port Vila
The Unity Political Group, currently camping on Pele island in Vanuatu, is concentrating on developing its Joint Policy Platform...