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Vohor leads
Mele AFL club triumph
over Erakor after last
quater controversy
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Gillard at ground zero

new govt
By Ricky Binihi
Speaker of Parliament Maxime Carlot Korman
Page 8 and 26 Opposition Members of Parliament elected
Union of Moderate Parties President, Mr Rialuth
Serge Vohor as Prime Minister on Easter Sunday.
Former Prime Minister Sato Kilman and mem-
Young Maritime officers bers of his cabinet including government back-
benchers boycotted Parliament during the second
tell of Aussie Navy half of the morning session and Speaker Korman
with the remaining MPs proceeded with the elec-
experience tion of the PM.
Page 2 Parliament went ahead after a weekend of politi-
cal drama that saw on Saturday the Supreme Court
hearing a case filed by Former Minister of Land.
Former Minister of Lands, Mr Alfred Carlot on
Saturday claimed he did not sign the motion as
claimed by Opposition Leader Edward Natapei.
But the Supreme Court which deliberated until
2am Sunday decided the motion of no confidence
in Prime Minister Kilman was in order.
Kilman was deposed in the floors of Parliament
just like he toppled Natapei last December.
The 27 MPs present in Parliament elected
56-year-old Mr Vohor as Vanuatu’s Prime Minister.
It is not the first time the Santo leader has been
Deadly diet elected PM as he had already been Vanuatu PM
Page 6 three times and this time around it is his fourth
time as Chief Executive of the government.
His critics say PM Vohor has a very slim majority
and he would need the first days in government to
expand his support base as the government has 26
MPs while the Opposition has 25.
COI into implementation of Surprisingly former Opposition Leader and
Vanua’aku Pati President Natapei has not been given
Coroner's recommendations a ministerial portfolio.
Page 3 But Natapei said it was time for the young lead-
ers to be given ministries and that he would support
them.
The formation of Vohor’s government sees Deputy
Prime Minister and minister of Public Utilities given
to Joshua Kalsakau, Foreign Affairs Minister Joe
Natuman, Trades Minister Sela Molisa, Lands Minis-
ter Dominique Morin, Agriculture Minister Eta Rory,
Finance Minister Bakoa Kaltongga, Ni-Vanuatu Busi-
ness Paul Telkukluk, Sports Thomas Isom, Health Wil-
lie Ruben, Internal Affairs Patrick Crowby, Educaton
Page 5 Charlot Salwai and Justice Ioan Simon. UMP President Vohor: elected Prime Minister 4th time around