Vanuatu daily news digest | 31/10/13 by bobmakin The Vanuatu National Party, which won only one seat in the last national elections, has now won a landslide victory for VNP in the Torba Provincial Council. Its founder and principal, Christophe Emelee MP, one presumes, has therefore been extremely generous in his dealings with the Torba people and promised a bright future, willy nilly. He is also alleged to be responsible for arranging the first Council of Ministers meeting at Sola, assumed to be something of a trump card. The formerly traditional winner in Torba, NUP, Daily Post says, has secured only Merelava and Mota. Maybe Emelee did not get to those islands. And as voters in the Banks and Torres switch allegiances, here in the capital VRP affiliates have moved to the Green Confederation. Daily Post doesnt say anything about where VRPs new president (announced two days ago, Alick Noel) stands, but it has a front page picture of a beaming Prime Minister welcoming back the minister he sacked a few months ago, Marcellino Pipite. A small ceremony at the PMs residence witnessed Pipite reconciling differences with a mat presentation, and the two ministers in the Kilman government which together they helped sack, have been reunited in the Carcasses government, presently in power. However, Carcasses did tell Daily Post that he is invited to a peace-making between the VP and NUP on Saturday. Are they all re-positioning with a view to the 2016 elections, as Carcasses suggests in complimenting these two parties? Or is something earlier looming, say an M of no C? Theres only Halloween tonight and we are in the month of the November sitting. And a big changing of sides in Santo sees former NUP mayor Trevor Moliva switching to what is now called the Hope political group of Kalvau Moli. Kalvau Moli stood for the national elections and won one seat as an Independent, but is now in control of the Hope Group (whatever that is) and he believes the mentality of political differences could become a stumbling block to the development of Luganville. It certainly could, and for such times hope is definitely needed. The only realistic view concerning Vanuatus political future came in a warning from Minister Ralph Regenvanu in VBTC News. Its good to improve representation with the extra seats for women. It will also give them experience in politics. However, these upcoming municipal elections represent the last chance to continue with an elected municipal council for the present government. If problems are not resolved, groups such as the Chamber of Commerce and Malvatumauri, women and youth organizations, should nominate town councillors, Regenvanu said. If only we could make this work at national level.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 00:29:34 +0000
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