Vanuatu goes to polls by air, sea and road in snap election after lightning campaign
Source: The Guardian
First-time candidates vie with incumbents for 52 seats after government dissolved ‘Red Roof’ parliament to ward off no-confidence vote.
After a short and sharp 10-day campaign, voters in Vanuatu will on Thursday cast their ballots in a snap election to determine its 52-seat parliament.
The Vanuatu Electoral Commission, normally staffed by just eight full-time officers, has been working around the clock to ensure the smooth running of a ballot with a record number of candidates.
The Royal Australian Air Force has worked with the electoral office to deliver ballots. “It is a little bit difficult in Vanuatu,” the electoral office chairman, Edward Kaltamat, told the Guardian. “We have a lot of islands and not many roads.”
Click here to read the full article published by The Guardian on 12 October 2022.
First-time candidates vie with incumbents for 52 seats after government dissolved ‘Red Roof’ parliament to ward off no-confidence vote.
After a short and sharp 10-day campaign, voters in Vanuatu will on Thursday cast their ballots in a snap election to determine its 52-seat parliament.
The Vanuatu Electoral Commission, normally staffed by just eight full-time officers, has been working around the clock to ensure the smooth running of a ballot with a record number of candidates.
The Royal Australian Air Force has worked with the electoral office to deliver ballots. “It is a little bit difficult in Vanuatu,” the electoral office chairman, Edward Kaltamat, told the Guardian. “We have a lot of islands and not many roads.”
Click here to read the full article published by The Guardian on 12 October 2022.