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Vanuatu to elect new prime minister amid crisis over Australia pact

Move comes after top court ruled that pro-Western Prime Minister Ishmael had lost a no-confidence motion in parliament.

Al Jazeera · Sep 4, 2023

Vanuatu PM faces no-confidence vote as rivals cite ‘foreign engagement’ concerns

Motion led by ex-PM to unseat Kalsakau lists complaints including foreign relationships after security pact signed with Australia

The Guardian - AU · Aug 8, 2023

Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau becomes Vanuatu's prime minister after country elects first female MP in 14 years

The country's former deputy prime minister is elected, unopposed, by Vanuatu MPs, as Gloria Julia King becomes the first woman to sit in parliament in 14 years.

ABC News · Nov 4, 2022

Pacific islands youth 'cannot wait' for climate change action - Vanuatu

The leader of Vanuatu, pushing to take climate change to the international court, said the slow pace of international negotiations over emissions reduction was "totally out of step" with the impact Pacific islands are seeing.

Reuters · Jul 12, 2022

Vanuatu’s push for legal protection from climate change wins crucial support

1,500 civil society groups from 130 countries back Vanuatu’s move to seek protection from the international court of justice

The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2022

Vanuatu no longer COVID-free as Pacific nation records first case of coronavirus

The Pacific nation of Vanuatu records its first case of coronavirus, after a citizen repatriated from the US tests positive.

ABC News · Nov 11, 2020