MSG sends Observer Mission to Vanuatu
Fiji's former president Ratu Epeli Nailatikau and Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem will join the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Observer Mission to observe the snap election in Vanuatu on...
View ArticleVMF provide 24 hour security for ballot and officials
Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF), the paramilitary arm of the Vanuatu Police Force, is providing round the clock security at the Electoral Office in Port Vila. Acting Principal Electoral Officer Joe Johnson...
View ArticleVMF provide 24 hour security for ballot and officials
Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF), the paramilitary arm of the Vanuatu Police Force, is providing round the clock security at the Electoral Office in Port Vila. Acting Principal Electoral Officer Joe Johnson...
View ArticleCalls for Vanuatu Electoral Commission to clarify voting numbers
There are further calls in Vanuatu for the electoral commission to clarify who can vote this Friday and who cannot.Jenny Ligo, from Vanuatu Women against Crime and Corruption, says many people were...
View ArticleVanuatu elections judged 'peaceful'
The people of Vanuatu have successfully voted in a peaceful general election, the Commonwealth observer group says.Teams from the group, invited to monitor elections by the Vanuatu government, were...
View ArticleVanuatu elections judged 'peaceful'
The people of Vanuatu have successfully voted in a peaceful general election, the Commonwealth observer group says.Teams from the group, invited to monitor elections by the Vanuatu government, were...
View ArticleSuccessful Vanuatu election candidates celebrate
Port Vila erupted for a brief time on Saturday with the sound of a convoy of vehicles tooting their horns and people cheering out loud as the successful candidates from Friday's snap election in...
View ArticleAustralia commends Vanuatu authorities for elections
While the results of the vote are still being finalised, the Australian Government has congratulated Vanuatu on holding its elections on Friday 22 January 2016. Initial reports indicate the election...
View ArticleFailed candidate blames corruption for loss
Once very popular MP from South Ambae, VP candidate Richard Mera wishes to thank all his voters for voting for him.While he failed to secure his seat this time around, Mera blames his loss on alleged...
View ArticleVanuatu voters seduced by bribes, says runner-up
A runner-up in last month's snap election in Vanuatu says voters are too easily seduced by bribes and their mentality needs to change.Female candidate Mackin Valia, from the Graon Mo Jastis Pati,...
View ArticleWhat Trump tax report could mean for his campaign
Hillary Clinton's campaign Saturday night seized on a New York Times report about Donald Trump's 1995 tax records, in which the Times showed he declared a $916 million loss that could have allowed him...
View ArticleTony Abbott rules out same-sex marriage vote on election day
Voters will have to wait until after polling day to have their say on same-sex marriage after Tony Abbott definitively ruled out holding a people’s vote in conjunction with the next federal...
View ArticleVanuatu court rules candidate ineligible for election
Vanuatu's Supreme Court has dismissed an urgent application filed by the Chargé d'Affaires of Vanuatu's embassy in China, who was hoping to contest next week's election.Willie Toama submitted the...
View ArticleMSG sends Observer Mission to Vanuatu
Fiji's former president Ratu Epeli Nailatikau and Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem will join the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Observer Mission to observe the snap election in Vanuatu on...
View ArticleHow Europe's elections could be hacked
Russian hackers meddled in the U.S. election campaign. Now they're turning their attention to Europe.France, Germany and the Netherlands are holding elections later this year, and experts agree with...
View ArticleFiji political party suspended for 30 days
Fiji's Registrar of Political Parties and Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem, said the PDP had not appointed another person to act as the party's registered officer after Lynda Tabuya's...
View ArticleVanuatu council of chiefs delays elections
Vanuatu has delayed the election of the head of its Malvatumauri, or council of chiefs, as the government faces criticism over legislative changes.The acting president of the Vanuatu council of chiefs...
View ArticleCampaign continues after Rabuka found not guilty
Fiji's Sitiveni Rabuka says his party's campaign to win the next election continues after he was acquitted of electoral fraud.Supporters cheered the SODELPA leader, former prime minister and 1987 coup...
View ArticleFrank Bainimarama sworn in as Fiji PM
Fiji's re-elected Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sworn in to office at a ceremony in Suva.Mr Bainimarama's FijiFirst party will have another four years in power after last week's...
View ArticleSolomons election fraudster registered seven aliases
A man arrested for election fraud in Solomon Islands is being accused of registering to vote in this year's election seven times using different names.Police said the 50-year-old man from Malaita...
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