Coalition tipped to win Vanuatu election

The two main coalition partners in Vanuatu's previous government appear likely to form the core of the new administration, a think tank says.
Elections were held around Vanuatu on Tuesday to elect the 52 members of parliament of the South Pacific archipelago of more than 80 islands.
The Vanuatu Electoral Commission does not expect to release official results until next week but independent think tank the Pacific Institute of Public Policy said early indications showed a return of the coalition was likely.
The National United Party (NUP) and Vanu'aku Pati (VP) were the major coalition partners in the last government and the institute's spokesman Derek Brien said the situation was likely to be repeated following the election.
"It certainly appears that they will form the core of a new coalition," he told AFP.
"Negotiations will be underway with other potential coalition partners as results come in."



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