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The Guardian - AU
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Michelle Duff in Port Vila

Vanuatu holds election amid earthquake devastation

Vanuatu election day. 16th January 2025 a young man casting his vote at the Chiefs Nakamal polling station
Vanuatu is holding an election a month after a devastating earthquake that displaced thousands of people and killed at least 14. Photograph: Christopher Malili/The Guardian

Polls have opened in Vanuatu , a Pacific nation grappling with political instability and the logistics of holding a snap election in the aftermath of a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that killed at least 14 people and displaced thousands.

As downtown Port Vila remained shuttered, with multiple buildings earmarked for demolition, some residents lined up in tents from 6.30am to vote.

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