Monthly Updates
November 2022
Ishmael Kalsakau was elected the 13th Prime Minister of Vanuatu by the country’s parliament on 4 November, following the country’s 13 October general election. Kalsakau was previously the deputy prime minister, and was elected with 50 votes in the 52-seat parliament. The government’s priorities include raising the minimum wage and addressing unemployment, as well as furthering the long-time goal of ensuring customary land ownership.
October 2022
Vanuatu held snap elections on 13 October after a ten-day campaign, during which the nation’s small electoral management body cooperated with the Royal Australian Air Force to distribute and collect ballots in the nation’s 63 inhabited islands. Gloria Julia King was elected the sole woman in Vanuatu’s 52-seat legislature.
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