Women candidates challenge Vanuatu’s male-dominated politics at snap election
Source: Benar News
Handicraft market trader Tui Johnson has barely had time to think about politics ahead of Vanuatu’s national election as she struggles to survive after last month’s earthquake.
Fourteen people were killed, more than 200 seriously injured and 80,000 people displaced or adversely affected when the 7.3 magnitude quake struck just off the capital Port Vila on Dec. 17.
As the Pacific nation comes to terms with the devastation of its major city, it will still go to the polls on Jan.16 after a snap election was called in November.
The city center – where Johnson’s handicraft market is located – suffered major damage and access is still restricted for safety reasons.
Read here the full article published by Benar News on 13 January 2025.
Image by Benar News
Handicraft market trader Tui Johnson has barely had time to think about politics ahead of Vanuatu’s national election as she struggles to survive after last month’s earthquake.
Fourteen people were killed, more than 200 seriously injured and 80,000 people displaced or adversely affected when the 7.3 magnitude quake struck just off the capital Port Vila on Dec. 17.
As the Pacific nation comes to terms with the devastation of its major city, it will still go to the polls on Jan.16 after a snap election was called in November.
The city center – where Johnson’s handicraft market is located – suffered major damage and access is still restricted for safety reasons.
Read here the full article published by Benar News on 13 January 2025.
Image by Benar News