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Political Parties In Vanuatu
This article lists political parties in Vanuatu. Vanuatu has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Not all parties have a consistent ideology, and of those that do not, most members tend to support the political positions/attitudes of the party leader. Prior to 2024, politicians switching parties several times over the span of a few years was not uncommon. Governments typically comprise coalitions of numerous small parties which change regularly, with parties and MPs "crossing the floor" (although the latter of which was prohibited in 2024), and Prime Ministers being ousted in motions of no confidence has previously occurred several times in one legislative term. The parties * Friend Melanesian Party (FMP) * Green Confederation (''Vanuatu Grin Konfederesen'', Ol Grin) * Iauko Group (''Iauko Grup'', IG) * Land and Justice Party (''G ...
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Vanuatu
Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (; ), is an island country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, east of New Guinea, southeast of Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji. Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesians, Melanesian people. The first Europeans to visit the islands were a Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Fernandes de Queirós, who arrived on the largest island, Espíritu Santo, in 1606. Queirós claimed the archipelago for Spain, as part of the colonial Spanish East Indies and named it . In the 1880s, France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom claimed parts of the archipelago, and in 1906, they agreed on a framework for jointly managing the archipelago as the New Hebrides through an Anglo-French condominium (international law), condominium. An independence movem ...
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People's Progressive Party (Vanuatu)
The People's Progressive Party is a reformist political party in Vanuatu. At the 6 July 2004 legislative elections, the party won 3 out of 52 seats. The following election saw its seat count increased to 4. Its leader, Sato Kilman served as Deputy Prime Minister and foreign minister of Vanuatu from December 2004 to July 2007. He had made the party an important member of the National United Party-led coalition of Prime Minister Ham Lini but in July 2007, apparently due to corruption charges put against Kilman's secretary, Lini expelled the People's Progress Party from the cabinet. Kilman formed his first legal cabinet in June 2011 and his government was reflected in 2012, with PPP winning six seats. The party was forced into opposition in 2013 when Kilman resigned and Moana Carcasses became prime minister. After 3 MPs crossed the floor Sato Kilman led government again in 2015 until the end of the legislature. In the 2016 election the PPP lost all but one of its seats, and was no ...
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Political Parties In Vanuatu
This article lists political parties in Vanuatu. Vanuatu has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Not all parties have a consistent ideology, and of those that do not, most members tend to support the political positions/attitudes of the party leader. Prior to 2024, politicians switching parties several times over the span of a few years was not uncommon. Governments typically comprise coalitions of numerous small parties which change regularly, with parties and MPs "crossing the floor" (although the latter of which was prohibited in 2024), and Prime Ministers being ousted in motions of no confidence has previously occurred several times in one legislative term. The parties * Friend Melanesian Party (FMP) * Green Confederation (''Vanuatu Grin Konfederesen'', Ol Grin) * Iauko Group (''Iauko Grup'', IG) * Land and Justice Party (''G ...
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Elections In Vanuatu
Vanuatu elects on the national level a head of state—the president—and a legislature. The Parliament or ''Parlement'' has 52 members, elected for a four-year term in eight single-member constituencies and ten multi-member constituencies (of between two and seven seats) by first-past-the-post and single non-transferable vote, respectively.Wiki: 2020 Vanuatuan general election The president is elected for a five-year term by an electoral college consisting of members of Parliament and the Presidents of Regional Councils. Political culture Vanuatu has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party gains power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Since 2004, no party has won more than 16% of votes, and no party has won more than 22 percent of the seats. Latest elections See 2012 Vanuatuan general election. See 2016 Vanuatuan general election. See 2020 Vanuatuan general election. See 2022 Vanuatuan general election. Se ...
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Politics Of Vanuatu
The politics of Vanuatu take place within the framework of a constitutional democracy. The constitution provides for a representative parliamentary system. The head of the Republic is an elected president. The prime minister of Vanuatu is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. These institutions, which date from the country's independence in 1980, exist alongside traditional systems of leadership and justice upheld by community chiefs. Vanuatu is a democracy, whose political culture is different from that in most Western democracies, with strong elements of clientelism, corruption, and political debate that focuses strongly on the distribution of resources among communities. Governments typically comprise coalitions of numerous small parties which change regularly, with parties and MPs "crossing the floor" and p ...
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Vanuatu Republican Party
The Vanuatu Republican Party (, ) is a centrist political party in Vanuatu. At the last general elections, held on 22 January 2016, they won no seats and 1.75% of the vote. Its leader is Maxime Carlot Korman, who was previously a member of the Union of Moderate Parties and had served as Prime Minister of Vanuatu while a member of the UMP. Korman and the Republican Party were part of the coalition government led by Ham Lini Ham is pork from a leg cut that has been preserved by wet or dry curing, with or without smoking."Bacon: Bacon and Ham Curing" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 2, p. 39. As a processed meat, the term ''ham' ...'s National United Party from 2004 to 2008, and Korman served in the cabinet as minister of lands. Korman left the UMP in the late 1990s after his rival Serge Vohor won a leadership struggle. At the July 6, 2004 elections, the party won 4 of the 52 seats. At the 2008 elections, the Republicans gained 3 seats and ...
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Vanuatu Presidential Party
The Vanuatu Presidential Party (VPP) is a political party in Vanuatu. History The party was formed by Louis Kalnpel and former Presidents Ati George Sokomanu and John Bani. In the 2012 general elections the party nominated 17 candidates, receiving 2.4% of the vote and failing to win a seat. In the 2016 elections Africa Benin Republic *2016 Beninese presidential election 6 March 2016 Cape Verde * 2016 Cape Verdean presidential election 2 October 2016 Chad * 2016 Chadian presidential election 10 April 2016 Djibouti * 2016 Djiboutian presidential ... the party fielded eleven candidates, winning one seat; Samson Samsen in Santo.Unofficial results
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Vanuatu National Development Party
The Vanuatu National Development Party (VNDP) is a political party in Vanuatu. History The VNDP was formed by Christophe Emelee (an MP for the Vanuatu National Party) and Robert Bohn (leader of the Vanuatu Peoples Development Party) in 2014. In the 2016 elections the party fielded thirteen candidates, winning two seats; Emelee in Torres and Jack Wona in Banks. In 2018, following a reshuffle in Charlot Salwai's cabinet, the party managed to enter the government with Christophe Emelee being appointed Minister for Public Utilities. In the 2020 election the party retained only Emelee's seat and remained in the opposition of Bob Loughman Bob Loughman Weibur (born 8 March 1961) is a Vanuatuan politician who served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu between April 2020 and November 2022.
's government. Following the 2022 election the VNDP rose back to 2 seats and Ch ...
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Vanuatu Labour Party
The Vanuatu Labour Party (; ) is a political party in Vanuatu. The party was established on 3 June 1987. It was founded on the initiative of various trade union organizations in order to contest the 1987 Vanuatuan general election, 1987 parliamentary election. The proposal to found the party was first presented by Ephraim Kalsakau, a leader of the Vanuatu Municipal Workers Union. In the 1987 polls, it presented four candidates; George Kalsakau in Port Vila, Willy Romain in Tanna (island), Tanna, Thomas Reynold in Luganville and Kenneth Satungia of Efate. All four candidates were trade union leaders. Ephraim Kalsakau later claimed that the electoral participation was mainly intended as an awareness-raising effort, and that the party hadn't expected to win any of the seats. The party did not present candidates in the 1991 Vanuatuan general election, 1991 parliamentary election. The party gained parliamentary representation in 2005 as Joshua Kalsakau, then the Minister for Ni-Vanua ...
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Vanua'aku Pati
The Vanua'aku Pati () is a democratic socialist political party in Vanuatu. History The party was founded on 17 August 1971 by Walter Lini as the New Hebridean Cultural Association, renamed later that same year as the New Hebrides National Party. It was one of two parties formed during the country's move towards independence. While the NHNP was supported by British interests, the Union of New Hebrides Communities was supported by French interests. The NHNP went on to win the 1975 elections. In 1977, it was renamed the Vanua'aku Pati. The party won the pre-independence 1979 elections and Lini became chief minister. The country gained independence in 1980 and Lini became the first Prime Minister of Vanuatu, remaining in the post until 1991. In 1991, the party split and Lini was among those who left the party. After the 1991 elections, the party lost its dominance over the government. Despite this, the party remained strong. During the next decade, as party members Donald Kalpok ...
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