Unofficial results from Vanuatu's general election have indicated that no political party will achieve a simple majority to form government, sources said.
Elections were held around the island on Tuesday to elect the 52 members of parliament of the South Pacific archipelago of more than 80 islands
On Wednesday evening, the ruling National United Party (NUP) was holding eight seats by an unofficial count obtained by independent think tank the Pacific Institute of Public Policy.
NUP's coalition partners Vanu'aku Pati (VP) and Vanuatu Republic Party were holding 11 and seven seats respectively.
"So nothing is clear yet," the institute's spokesman Derek Brien told AFP, adding that Prime Minister Ham Lini appeared to have been reelected
Reports said that several other long-standing politicians, including current Finance Minister Willie Jimmy, appeared to have lost their seats.
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