Political system of Solomon Islands
How US, China Seek Influence With Solomons and Other Pacific Islands: Competition is heating up between China and the US in the southern Pacific ...
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Solomon Islands faces a tense wait for an election result after opposition parties pulled ahead of incumbent Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare's OUR party ...
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Solomon Islands election in the balance as voting continues: The Solomon Islands election, watched by China and the U.S. for its impact on regional security ...
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Solomon Islands PM Has Millions in Property, Raising Questions Around Wealth - OCCRP
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Podcast: TikTok bishop stabbing, Trump in court, Solomon Islands and US election lingo
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🔊 Washington DC and Beijing watch the Solomon Islands election closely. Find out the latest on the Reuters World News podcast
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Solomon Islands leader Sogavare keeps seat, vote count continues: Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has retained his parliamentary seat ...
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Explainer: China, health system top issues as Solomon Islands holds national election
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US Coast Guard says boardings of Chinese fishing vessels in South Pacific legal: The U.S. Coast Guard has rejected comments by a Chinese diplomat that its recent ...
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Solomon Islands election watched by US, China amid Pacific influence contest: A national election in the Solomon Islands, the first since Prime Minister Manasseh ...
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Solomon Islands election: PM Sogavare retains seat as count continues: Full results are expected in coming days to determine whether Manasseh Sogavare’s Our ...
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Solomon Islands election count underway, China critic Suidani regains seat: Daniel Suidani, a prominent Solomon Islands critic of China who was former Malaita ...
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#VantageOnFirstpost With Palki S Upadhyay | Episode 323
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Vote counting starts in Solomon Islands as China, US trade barbs: Hand counting the paper votes is only the start of an arduous electoral process.
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Pro-China Solomon Islands PM Sogavare Fails to Win Majority After Elections: Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has failed to win a majority in ...
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Voter education key, Solomon Islands media expert says: The Solomon Islands is set to hold its first joint elections and every effort must be made to help ...
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Solomon Islands election yields no majority for pro-China party: SYDNEY -- Neither advocates nor opponents of a security pact with Beijing won a majority in the ...
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China or not, that is the question: The people of the South Pacific nation of the Solomon Islands will go to the polls Wednesday in the first general election ...
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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on a weekend visit to Papua New Guinea, accused Western powers in the AUKUS security pact of provoking division and risking ... Show more
Ondo 2024: Aiyedatiwa begs Oke, Ibrahim, other aspirants for support: "Now, more than ever before, the greatness of Ondo State is what matters the most ...
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Solomon Islands' Pro-China PM wins | Elon Musk postpones trip to India : Watch in the top headlines of the hour: - Solomon Islands' Pro-China PM wins ...
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Lest we forget? The shame of our two-tier veteran’s system: Our laws are leaving many veterans who served after 1974 out in the cold. I know ...
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Solomon Islands prepares for post-election bartering with China in view: Get the latest breaking news on the Philippines and the world: News, Business, Overseas ...
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#RaceToPower | Elections have successfully concluded in the Solomon Islands.
Thousands of islanders have cast their vote with issues of health and education looming ... Show more www.wionews.com/videos
Solomon Islands' pro-China prime minister reelected to parliament: SYDNEY -- Manasseh Sogavare, the China-friendly prime minister of the Solomon Islands ...
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Solomon Islands elections: US, China eye election results
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Voting begins in Solomon Islands' parliamentary election closely watched by China and the West
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#VantageOnFirstpost : The Solomon Islands went to polls today, about 420,000 people in the nation of 700,000 were eligible to vote. They went out to vote for 50 members of ... Show more
Today people are voting in the Soloman Islands election, in which the country's leader Manasseh Sogavare is hoping to secure a second term in a row ... Show more ab.co/abcnewsapp
#RaceToPower | #SolomonIslands holds 1st election after cutting ties with Taiwan and backing China
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Voters in Solomon Islands will head to the polls today for a high stakes election which will be closely watched across the Pacific — and beyond ... Show more ab.co/abcnewsapp
Solomon Islanders cast votes in an election that will shape relations with China | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Solomon Islands voters will head to the polls today after a campaign blackout ahead of the country's election.
The vote may have consequences for both China ... Show more ab.co/abcnewsapp
These photos are of Chinatown district of Honiara, the Solomon Islands capital.
Merchants in Solomon Islands' gritty Chinatown were on April 16 preparing for ... Show more
Ships in the night - Final day of election campaigning in Solomon Islands: The official campaign period ends at midnight Monday, followed immediately by a ...
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Documents show Tonga criticised Australia and NZ's response to China-Solomon security pact
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The PM of Solomon Islands is modestly paid among world leaders.
But Manasseh Sogavare & his wife have built 8 houses in the last half-decade ... Show more @idsol23 www.occrp.org/en/investigations/solomon-islands-pm-has-millions-in-property-raising-questions-around-wealth
Four-time premier Sogavare “needs to explain to the people: Where did he get all this money from?” said Ruth Liloqula, who heads the Solomon Islands chapter of ... Show more @anticorruption @idsol23
Solomon Islands election 2024: Polling day workers cast votes: Police officers and electoral officals became the first to cast votes for the 2024 Solomon Islands ...
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New Zealand said it will dispatch defense personnel, helicopters and a naval ship to the Solomon Islands to assist in a national election due next month ...
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Women 'placeholders' in the Pacific as Solomon Islands MPs replaced by husbands, Fiji MP demoted for alleged affair
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Solomon Islands election 2024: NZDF in Honiara 'to support the democratic process'
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Ondo 2024: Ohunyeye, Ibrahim, Oke, others pick nomination forms: Mr Tinubu has yet to make any categorical endorsement, even as the aspirants continue to lobby ...
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Simon Harris poised to become Ireland’s next PM after other ministers drop out of race
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Quick Glance: Leo Varadkar: A Populist Who Struggled with Real People
- In May 2002, a young party activist analyzed the defeat of Fine Gael under Michael Noonan, emphasizing that none of the former leaders were the expected messiah for the party.
- Leo Varadkar's political legacy comprises valuable contributions, but he was never seen as a savior of the party. His ability to navigate contradictions made him a skilled politician, but he ultimately realized he couldn't balance on the political tightrope indefinitely.
- Varadkar was described as a politician who straddled conservatism and an increasingly progressive society. Despite his rapid rise in politics and popularity during crises, he struggled to address long-term challenges in areas like healthcare and housing.
- His popularity peaked during the Brexit crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, where he was seen as a unifying and authoritative leader. However, he failed to effectively tackle long-term structural issues in Ireland, especially in healthcare and housing, as his neoliberal views did not offer compelling solutions.
Over $6B worth of BTC moved by 5th-richest Bitcoin whale: The funds haven’t moved since 2019, when the whale address received them.
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The untold story of Jashore's resistance during the Liberation War: The Daily Star (TDS): What was the situation like on the eve of the 1971 war?
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Solomon Islands voters head to the polls next month after five years of rapid change under Prime Minister Mannasseh Sogavare ... Show more www.abc.net.au/news/app
Ekiti Reps mourn late state APC Chairperson, Omotosho: "Barrister Omotosho's leadership acumen and visionary leadership contributed to the internal ...
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Blue Pacific Initiative needs to step up its game: June 2024 will mark the two-year anniversary of the Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) Initiative ...
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New Zealand lobbied French on Solomon Islands-China pact, cables show: New Zealand officials hoped French Polynesia and New Caledonia would respond to security ...
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Governorship Poll: Why APC is set to take over Edo – Ganduje: Mr Ganduje urged other aspirants to work with the APC governorship candidate in the state to endure ...
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Taiwan says its ties with Tuvalu are ‘everlasting’ as Pacific Island nation names new prime minister
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In-depth Solomons: Leaked emails show China's media interference: Solomon Islands media association is calling for respect of the media after leaked emails ...
rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/507277/in-depth-solomons-leaked-emails-show-china-s-media-interference
Football Ferns clinch Olympic spot with big win over Solomon Islands: The Football Ferns have booked a place at the Paris Olympic Games with a win over the ...
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Solomon Islands political heavyweight seeks to reestablish ties with Taiwan: Peter Kenilorea Jr also reconsidering Solomon Islands-China security agreement
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Taiwan has no preconditions for foreign exchanges: MOFA - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, Feb. 15 (CNA) Taiwan's government said Thursday that it sets no preconditions for ...
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Pacific Predictions: A look ahead at 2024: Analysis - The new year holds both challenges and opportunities for the Pacific islands region ...
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On This Day, Feb. 9: Japanese evacuate Guadalcanal in WWII - UPI.com: On Feb. 9, 1943, Japanese troops evacuated Guadalcanal, leaving it in Allied possession.
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China helps Pacific Islands with policing, not defence: ambassador - Asia & Pacific - The Jakarta Post
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Solomon Islands election 2024: 13 political parties to contest: Thirteen political parties are set to participate in the upcoming Solomon Islands general ...
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The year that was - RNZ Pacific looks back at the big issues of 2023: RNZ Pacific has covered stories on a diverse range of topics this year.
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The best sailors in the world: Why the vaka, vehicle for the extraordinary story of the peopling of Oceania, is enjoying a revival
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APC nullifies suspension of party’s chairperson in Benue: Mr Agada was suspended on Monday by APC Ehaje Ward 1 in Owukpa of Ogbadigbo Local Government Area of ...
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The exclusive economic zones of the island states of the Pacific amount to 13% of the worldwide total. It is thus only natural for China ... Show more s.nikkei.com/47XNPts
Solomons shows it's not easy for China, U.S. to woo some small nations: HONIARA -- Chinatown in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, still bears scars ...
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Paid articlePaid People's Alliance confirms complaint against Rabuka’s Cabinet minister at the centre of sex and drug scandal
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Kamikawa eyes Pacific islands visit in Feb to counter China's expanding clout in region
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China helps Pacific Islands with policing, not defence - ambassador: China has a strategy to help Pacific Island nations with policing, not defence ...
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Can the Pacific Islands remain ‘friends to all’?: Most Pacific Island countries claim the foreign policy of “friends to all and enemies to none” amid the ...
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Tinubu alarmed by Nigeria’s ’20 million’ out-of-school children, suggests solutions
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India gifts Solomon Islands 20 buses for Pacific Games: India gifts Solomon Islands 20 buses for Pacific Games
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You were a threat to APC’s existence, ex-Gov Amosun replies Oshiomhole: "If anyone was in doubt that Senator Oshiomhole posed the biggest and most ...
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