Marape tells Pangu to think beyond 2027
PAPUA New Guinea’s (PNG) Prime Minister James Marape used Pangu Pati’s 59th anniversary convention on Thursday to tell members of the governing party that the next election should not be their only concern.
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Tonga’s political crisis deepens, third minister guilty of election bribes
TONGAN Lands Minister, Dr Taniela Fusimalohi, has been found guilty of electoral bribery – the third cabinet member linked to misconduct in the 2025 general election.
Tagelagi re-elected Niue PM
DALTON Tagelagi has been re-elected Prime Minister of Niue, extending his leadership following the May 2 general election.
Tonga’s voters go to the polls
VOTERS in the Pacific’s only kingdom are voting today (Thursday) to elect 17 representatives to the Legislative Assembly. Their nobles will also vote to elect nine
Observers at Samoa poll
THE Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has deployed an election observer mission to observe the upcoming Samoa National Election tomorrow
Tonga’s former PM silent on poll
FORMER Tongan Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni is remaining tight-lipped on his intentions ahead on a planned November election in the
Samoa village bans political rallies
POLITICAL rallies have been banned in Falelatai Village, seat of Samoan head of state, Tuimalealiifano Va’aleto’a Sualauvi
PNG ballot box damage, 11 arrested
ELEVEN people have been arrested for allegedly destroying a ballot box and assaulting a Papua New Guinea police officer during the Aitape-Lumi by-elections last
191 to contest Samoa election
The Office of the Electoral Commission has recorded the highest number of Samoa election candidates at the close of
Samoa Court to give election date
The Samoa Electoral Commissioner testified that an extended period of four months and two weeks to prepare for polling would allow the office to deliver a credible and inclusive
Samoa caretaker PM and Cabinet united to run under banner of newly formed Political Party
Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa and all Cabinet Ministers will contest the upcoming general elections under the banner of a newly established political party.
Major parties are promising big on the Pacific this election. What does the region think?
If you walk down a street in Honiara, Port Moresby or Nuku'alofa and ask about the federal election in Australia, you might well draw a polite — but blank —
Australia PM Albanese calls national election for 03 May
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday called a national election for 03 May, launching a five-week campaign that is set to be dominated by cost-of-living pressures. Albanese’s Labor party won a
Bougainville general election dates announced
Bougainville Speaker of the House of Representatives Simon Pentanu, has announced the official dates of the 2025 Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) General Election Wednesday. Pentanu said he would be issuing the
Vanuatu’s only elected female MP seeks Ministerial role in new government
In a significant step for gender representation in Vanuatu’s political landscape, Marie Louise Milne, the only woman elected to Parliament, is advocating for a ministerial position in the new government. VBTC reports
Coalition parties remain solid prior to Vanuatu Parliament’s first sitting
The alliance of five political parties that signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to form the next Vanuatu government remains solid, with more than 30 Members of Parliament (MPs)-elect on their side. A source
2025 Vanuatu official election results: Solitary woman elected to 52-member parliament
Against all odds one woman has secured a seat in Vanuatu’s 52-member parliament. Marie Louis Paulette Milne, one of only seven women among 216 election candidates, secured 1227 votes to pip her closest rival Tony
How can Vanuatu’s new parliament rebuild public trust?
As communities across Vanuatu welcomed a new year and contemplated multiple aspiring political candidates ahead of the 16 January snap election, a popular reggae song was making the rounds. Ol pipol oli taet (People
Vanuatu: public frustrated over political situation as after-shocks continue
Frustration is growing in Vanuatu over the snap election, with claims the government has put politics before people. Radio New Zealand reports that ballot boxes are still arriving in Port Vila and official counting is
Vanuatu faces possible return to all-male parliament after snap election
Vanuatu’s only incumbent female parliamentarian has lost her seat in a snap election leaving only one-woman candidate in contention after an unofficial vote count. The unofficial counting at polling locations
