Thursday, 11 September 2008

Confusion in Vanuatu's politics

(ABC) There's confusion as to who will form Vanuatu's new government followng last week's general elections.Several of Vanuatu's main political parties agreed earlier this week to form a coalition government bringing together 33 of the 52 Members of Parliament and delivering the prime ministership to Edward Natapei of the Vanu'aku Party.Under the agreement National United Party leader and outgoing PM Ham Lini would be deputy prime minister.But the leader of the Vanuatu Republican Party, Maxime Korman now says he's secured enough votes to form his own government.Humphrey Tamate, a political advisor to Mr Lini says the election's outcome is still unpredictable."It could all be shaky from now onwards, just as it was in the last four years where there was continual motions of no confidence.":"Politicians move back and forth across the floor in parliament and change affiliations, so its really unpredictable from now."



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