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May 28, 2025
RNZ Pacific Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa has advised Samoa’s head of state that it is necessary to dissolve Parliament so the country can move to an election. This follows the bill for the budget not getting enough support for a first reading on yesterday, and Fiame announcing she would therefore seek an early election. ... <a title="Samoan PM Fiamē advises dissolution of parliament, calls for snap elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/28/samoan-pm-fiame-advises-dissolution-of-parliament-calls-for-snap-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan PM Fiamē advises dissolution of parliament, calls for snap elections">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Port Vila More than 180,000 registered voters are expected to cast their votes today with polls now open in Vanuatu. It is remarkable the snap election is even able to happen with Friday marking one month since the 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the capital Port Vila. According to ... <a title="Vanuatu polling underway in snap election one month after quake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/vanuatu-polling-underway-in-snap-election-one-month-after-quake/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu polling underway in snap election one month after quake">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Anna Naupa Out of the rubble of last year’s 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila on December 17 and the snap election due next week on January 16, a new leadership is required to reset the country’s developmental trajectory. Persistent political turmoil has hampered the Pacific nation’s ability to deal ... <a title="Vanuatu election 2025: Earthquake aftershocks expose high cost of democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/11/vanuatu-election-2025-earthquake-aftershocks-expose-high-cost-of-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu election 2025: Earthquake aftershocks expose high cost of democracy">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk After the surprise announcement of the French National Assembly’s dissolution last Sunday, French Pacific territories are already busy preparing for the forthcoming snap election with varying expectations. Following the decision by President Emmanuel Macron, the snap general election will be held on June 30 (first round) ... <a title="French Pacific prepares for snap elections with mixed expectations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/french-pacific-prepares-for-snap-elections-with-mixed-expectations/" aria-label="Read more about French Pacific prepares for snap elections with mixed expectations">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2023
2022 PACIFIC REVIEW: By David Robie The Pacific year started with a ferocious eruption and global tsunami in Tonga, but by the year’s end several political upheavals had also shaken the region with a vengeance. A razor’s edge election in Fiji blew away a long entrenched authoritarian regime with a breath of fresh air for ... <a title="David Robie: 2022 Pacific political upheavals eclipse Tongan volcano" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/01/david-robie-2022-pacific-political-upheavals-eclipse-tongan-volcano/" aria-label="Read more about David Robie: 2022 Pacific political upheavals eclipse Tongan volcano">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2022
By Hilaire Bule, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Port Vila Talks among Vanuatu political parties have started for the formation of a coalition government following Thursday’s snap election. The talks have started as it appears that none of the political parties which contested the ballot won a simple majority in the 52-seat Parliament. Sources from former ... <a title="Lobbying begins for new coalition government in Vanuatu after vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/16/lobbying-begins-for-new-coalition-government-in-vanuatu-after-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Lobbying begins for new coalition government in Vanuatu after vote">Read more</a>
