30 May 2024

Vanuatu's referendum to curb political instability underway

From , 6:04 am on 30 May 2024
If Vanuatu’s constitutional amendments do pass on 29 May, and MPs are threatened with losing their seats under the proposed laws, expect lots of complex court cases, the author writes.

If Vanuatu’s constitutional amendments do pass on 29 May, and MPs are threatened with losing their seats under the proposed laws, expect lots of complex court cases, the author writes. Photo: Devpolicy Blog

Voting is underway for Vanuatu's first national referendum on constitutional amendments aimed at curbing political instability in the country.

In the referendum voters are being asked to vote yes or no to the addition of two articles to the country's constitution.

RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins has more