Bursting the Solomon Islands stability bubble (Jon Fraenkel – The Interpreter)

Only a year after its re-election, the “OUR” government in Solomon Islands has collapsed. At least ten ministers and backbenchers, including Manasseh Sogavare as finance minister, have resigned from the Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party and formed a coalition with their former adversaries. With the opposition now boasting a majority in the 49-member parliament (one seat is vacant), a no-confidence vote on 6 May may see the end of Jeremiah Manele’s short-lived tenure as Prime Minister.

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