April 17, 2024. Voters in the Solomon Islands on Wednesday flocked to cast their ballots in the parliamentary election of the South Pacific island country. A total of 334 candidates are vying for 50 seats in the parliamentary election. (Photo by Jennifer Kusapa/Xinhua) ...
SYDNEY — The Solomon Islands government said on Tuesday that the timing of an offer from Australia to fund its next election was inappropriate because a bill to del…
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Manasseh Sogavare, the Solomon Islands prime minister who drew his nation close to China, sharpening the United States' focus on the strategic importance of the Pacific Islands, has bowed out of the race for leader after an inconclusive election. Sog...
Solomon Islandselectionsriotsprime ministerial electionsThe Solomon Islands election of April 2006 was the first since the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands arrived in mid-2003. In its aftermath, riots in Honiara resulted in the destruction of much of Chinatown, the worst incident of...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese congratulated Manele on his election. “I look forward to working closely with him. Australia and Solomon Islands are close friends and our futures are connected,” Albanese said on the social media platform X. ...
Solomon Islands lawmakers have elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China
The Solomon Islands Electoral Commission (SIEC) is an independent Constitutional Electoral Management Body that is responsible for voter registration and the conduct of elections at the Parliamentary, Provincial Assemblies, and Honiara City Council levels....
As the election season heats up in Australia, the newly signed security cooperation framework between China and the Solomon Islands has been one of the biggest concerns for the campaigning politicians. Despite repeated assurances from Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare that t...
Stability was restored to the Solomon Islands in the 1950’s as the British established a network of official local councils and islanders started participating in central government. The first national election was held in 1964 in Honiara and in 1967 the first general election was held. ...
Solomon Islands PM Says He Won't Jeopardise Pacific Security More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz SYDNEY (Reuters) ...