MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Vanuatu held a snap general election on Thursday after Prime Minister Charlot Salwai’s decision to go to the polls two years early rather than risk a no-confidence vote in ...
Salwai, who is Vanuatu’s fourth prime minister in four years, opted to dissolve parliament in November and call an election rather than risk a no-confidence vote. Jan. 16 was the latest possible ...
A snap election had to be called after Vanuatu President Nikenike Vurobaravu in November dissolved the parliament following a no-confidence motion against him and Prime Minister Charlot Salwai.
Vanuatu's parliament was dissolved in November before disgruntled MPs could launch a "no confidence" motion designed to topple Prime Minister Charlot Salwai. The motion reportedly cited a grab ...