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Vanuatu: Caretaker Government Considers Asking for Dissolution of Parliament |
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islandsbusiness.com |
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Friday, June 24, 2011 |
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Electronic and Mobile Government, Citizen Engagement, Internet Governance
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Vanuatu |
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Jun 28, 2011 |
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Vanuatu’s caretaker Prime Minister Edward Natapei says his government is considering asking the President to dissolve parliament and make way for fresh general elections. This comes after the parliamentary vote to elect a new Prime Minister has been adjourned until Sunday after the Natapei government boycotted yesterday’s planned sitting. The boycott, which ensured there was no quorum, came after the emergence of bribery allegations linked with the opposition led by Sato Kilman. Following the recent series of quick government changes and legal challenges over prime ministerial elections, Natapei said another hung parliament is a possibility. “So if that is the case, then we would have to ask the President of the Republic of Vanuatu to consider seriously dissolving the parliament so that people can go and elect members of parliament who they can rely on to fairly represent them and do a good job as members of parliament for the Republic of Vanuatu,” Natapei told Radio New Zealand International Meanwhile, opposition leader said allegations of bribery against them are unfounded. “I am not aware of businesses that are paying our bills,” Kilman told Radio Australia In return, the Kilman camp is accusing the Natapei group of trying orchestrate the arrest of members of parliament to try to tip the vote on Sunday. Edward Natapei also denies the accusations. “We are not going to do any arrests of the members of parliament,” Natapei said. “What we are trying to investigate are foreign nationals here giving out money to the MPs.”
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Vanuatu: Caretaker Government Considers Asking for Dissolution of Parliament Vanuatu’s caretaker Prime Minister Edward Natapei says his government is considering asking the President to dissolve parliament and make way for fresh general elections This comes after the parliamentary vote to elect a new Prime Minister has been adjourned until Sunday after the Natapei government boycotted yesterday’s planned sitting
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