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May 2, 2024
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor Jeremiah Manele has been elected Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, polling 31 votes to 18 over rival candidate and former opposition leader Mathew Wale with one abstention. The final result of the election by secret ballot was announced by the Governor-General, Sir David Vunagi, on the steps of Parliament ... <a title="Jeremiah Manele is new Solomon Islands PM with ‘100 day plan’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/02/jeremiah-manele-is-new-solomon-islands-pm-with-100-day-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Jeremiah Manele is new Solomon Islands PM with ‘100 day plan’">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2024
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor Police in Solomon Islands are on high alert ahead of the election of the prime minister today. The two candidates for the top job are former foreign affairs minister Jeremiah Manele at the head of the Coalition for National Unity and Transformation, which is technically the incumbent government wrapped ... <a title="Zero tolerance – Solomon Islands police on high alert ahead of PM election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/02/zero-tolerance-solomon-islands-police-on-high-alert-ahead-of-pm-election/" aria-label="Read more about Zero tolerance – Solomon Islands police on high alert ahead of PM election">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2024
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor Former opposition leader Matthew Wale has been announced as the second prime ministerial candidate ahead of the election in Solomon Islands tomorrow. He will face off against former foreign affairs minister Jeremiah Manele, who was announced by the Coalition for National Unity and Transformation on Monday. As far as ... <a title="Ready, set, go in Solomons PM race – Jeremiah Manele vs Matthew Wale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/01/ready-set-go-in-solomons-pm-race-jeremiah-manele-vs-matthew-wale/" aria-label="Read more about Ready, set, go in Solomons PM race – Jeremiah Manele vs Matthew Wale">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2024
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor The first prime ministerial candidate has been announced in Solomon Islands and it is not Manasseh Sogavare. The man of the hour is Jeremiah Manele, the MP for Hograno/Kia/Havulei constituency in Isabel Province, who served as minister of foreign affairs in the last government. Manele’s candidacy was announced by ... <a title="Manasseh Sogavare bows out of prime ministerial race in Solomon Islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/30/manasseh-sogavare-bows-out-of-prime-ministerial-race-in-solomon-islands/" aria-label="Read more about Manasseh Sogavare bows out of prime ministerial race in Solomon Islands">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2024
RNZ Pacific The race to form the next government of Solomon Islands could be a tight one, with no single party emerging from the election with enough seats to govern. Caretaker prime minister Manasseh Sogavare’s Our Party did the best, securing 15 out of the 50 seats in the House. The former opposition leader Matthew ... <a title="‘To lead is to serve’ – Governor-General to call PM election in Solomon Islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/27/to-lead-is-to-serve-governor-general-to-call-pm-election-in-solomon-islands/" aria-label="Read more about ‘To lead is to serve’ – Governor-General to call PM election in Solomon Islands">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2024
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Honiara With only four more seats in the 50-member Parliament yet to be officially declared, there is no outright winner in the Solomon Islands elections. As of Monday, the two largest blocs in the winner’s circle, independents and the incumbent Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s Our Party, were tied ... <a title="No clear winner as lobbying to form next Solomon Islands government intensifies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/no-clear-winner-as-lobbying-to-form-next-solomon-islands-government-intensifies/" aria-label="Read more about No clear winner as lobbying to form next Solomon Islands government intensifies">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2024
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Honiara More than 60 percent of the national results of the Solomon Islands election are now in. So far, two female MPs have been elected and three former prime ministers may be in the running for the top job. Counting is still progressing at a snail’s pace — ... <a title="More than half of Solomon Islands election results in as counting continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/22/more-than-half-of-solomon-islands-election-results-in-as-counting-continues/" aria-label="Read more about More than half of Solomon Islands election results in as counting continues">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2024
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Honiara Solomon Islands’ incumbent prime minister Manasseh Sogavare has been re-elected in the East Choiseul constituency. It is the opening move in the political chess match to form the country’s next government. Returning officer Christopher Makoni made the declaration late last night after a day of counting, according ... <a title="Solomon Islands political chess begins with Manasseh Sogavare re-elected in East Choiseul" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/20/solomon-islands-political-chess-begins-with-manasseh-sogavare-re-elected-in-east-choiseul/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands political chess begins with Manasseh Sogavare re-elected in East Choiseul">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2024
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Honiara After a relatively well organised and peaceful day of voting in Solomon Islands yesterday, the electoral commission is working with donor partners to safely transport ballot boxes from polling stations all over the country to centrally located counting venues. It is a massive exercise with more than ... <a title="‘The right person’: What did Solomon Islanders vote for?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/18/the-right-person-what-did-solomon-islanders-vote-for/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The right person’: What did Solomon Islanders vote for?">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2024
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Honiara Polls have opened today in Solomon Islands. “Today is polling day. Polling Station opens at 7 am and closes at 4 pm. Be at the correct polling station and be in the voting line before 4 pm,” a text message from the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission alerting ... <a title="Let the games begin – coalition negotiations underway in Honiara" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/17/let-the-games-begin-coalition-negotiations-underway-in-honiara/" aria-label="Read more about Let the games begin – coalition negotiations underway in Honiara">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2024
The first votes of the 2024 Solomon Islands joint elections have been cast in Honiara on Friday. The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) said pre-polling has been facilitated for police officers and electoral officials who will be working during polling day on April 17. The pre-polling for working officials was held from 7am to 4pm ... <a title="Solomon Islands election 2024: Polling day workers cast early votes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/07/solomon-islands-election-2024-polling-day-workers-cast-early-votes/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands election 2024: Polling day workers cast early votes">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2019
A member of the Police Response Team in Solomon Islands on patrol during the election of the prime minister in Honiara. Image: Gino Oti/RNZ Pacific By Koroi Hawkins in Honiara Police in Solomon Islands remain on high alert after Wednesday’s riots which broke out across the capital Honiara shortly after Manasseh Sogavare was announced the ... <a title="Solomon Islands police remain on high alert in the wake of political unrest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/solomon-islands-police-remain-on-high-alert-in-the-wake-of-political-unrest/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands police remain on high alert in the wake of political unrest">Read more</a>
