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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is likely to face a no-confidence motion in parliament after the opposition party nominated Rainbo Paita, who defected from Marape's ...
Cabinets in PNG are awarded a grace period during the first 18 months in office, during which time a vote of no confidence cannot be mounted. The grace period had passed in May 2019, and the question of a no-confidence vote thereafter became pertinent.
A vote of no confidence cannot be moved in PNG’s national parliament during a period of 18 months after the commencement of the term of a Prime Minister. The O’Neill/Able government therefore became vulnerable in February 2019. [15] In November 2018, a coalition of opposition parties was formed in anticipation of a vote of no confidence. [16]
Marape then recessed parliament for four months to ensure he did not lose a vote of no confidence before the 2022 election. [13] Deputy prime minister Sam Basil was killed in a car accident on 11 May 2022. His death, which occurred hours before nominations were scheduled to open, caused the electoral commission to delay the election until July ...
6–9 September – Pope Francis conducts the first papal visit to Papua New Guinea since 1995. [12]12 September – Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape survives a vote of no confidence in the National Parliament.
The 2024 Papua New Guinean unrest occurred on 10 January 2024 in Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby, later spreading to Lae and other cities. The unrest began following protests by security officers due to a sudden reduction in their salaries and prime minister James Marape's tax deduction announcement which was later retracted.
In 2024, another vote of no confidence was proposed by the opposition, but stalled after the attorney general went to the Supreme Court while it was being debated by a parliamentary committee on 14 February. [31] In February 2024, Marape became the first leader of a Pacific Islands nation to address the Australian Parliament. [32]
Although the proposal was approved by a vote of 45 to 40 in parliament, at least half of the 104 MPs were required to vote in favour for the motion to pass. [2] Prior to the elections, the electoral system was changed from single transferable vote to first-past-the-post. [3]