Vanuatu PM Kilman Defeats No-Confidence Motion

Pacific Islands Development Program, East-West Center With Support From Center for Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawai‘i
Vanuatu PM Kilman Defeats No-Confidence Motion Vote held after Supreme Court declared motion was in order WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, Dec. 9, 2012) – The government of Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Sato Kilman has defeated a motion of no-confidence against him in parliament. The motion, lodged by the opposition, was defeated, 27 votes to 23. The extra-ordinary parliamentary sitting was originally scheduled to take place last Friday but was adjourned until today after the Supreme Court overturned a ruling by the speaker that the opposition’s motion was not in order. Radio New Zealand International: www.rnzi.com Copyright © 2012 RNZI. All Rights Reserved
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