Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Marape re-elected

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Marape re-elected

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Category : International Published on: August 11 2022

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  • Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape sworn in for a second term, after an election hit by violence and alleged corruption that also ended a five-year absence of women in parliament.
  • Marape was sworn in as prime minister for a second time on Tuesday after legislators in the new parliament returned him unopposed to the post.
  • Marape, the leader of the Pangu Party that clinched 36 seats, won 97 votes on the floor of parliament to become prime minister and will form a coalition government with more than a dozen minor parties and independents.
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