Papua New Guinea in 2011: Politics Confused, but Democracy Stable

Papua New Guinea in 2011: Politics Confused, but Democracy Stable

The current power struggle has taken on historical proportions, interrupting the four-year-old Somare government in Papua New Guinea one year short of its full five-year term. In August 2011, Speaker of Parliament Jeffrey Nape declared the Office of Prime Minister vacant, resulting in Parliament ele...

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Veröffentlicht in:Asian survey 2012-01, Vol.52 (1), p.227-232
1. Verfasser: Anere, Ray
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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A Survey of Asia in 2011
Abal, Sam
Decision-making
Democracy
Electorate
Government
Government corruption
Heads of government
Legislative Bodies
Members of parliament
O'Neill, Peter
Papua New Guinea
Parliament
Parliamentary system
Parliaments
Political leadership
Political parties
Political power
Power
Prime Ministers
Regulation
Somare, Michael
Supreme Court
Supreme Courts
Votes of confidence
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Zusammenfassung:The current power struggle has taken on historical proportions, interrupting the four-year-old Somare government in Papua New Guinea one year short of its full five-year term. In August 2011, Speaker of Parliament Jeffrey Nape declared the Office of Prime Minister vacant, resulting in Parliament electing Peter O'Neill as the new prime minister. Late in the year, the Supreme Court ruled otherwise.
ISSN:0004-4687
1533-838X
DOI:10.1525/as.2012.52.1.227