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== Prime Minister of Vanuatu ==
== Prime Minister of Vanuatu ==
The VNUP became the largest party in [[Politics of Vanuatu|parliament]] in the [[2004 Vanuatuan general election|July 2004 parliamentary elections]], with 10 of 52 seats. Ham Lin̄i became a candidate for Prime Minister, but was defeated by [[Serge Vohor]], though Lin̄i also had the support of the largest faction of the [[Vanua'aku Pati]], led by outgoing Prime Minister [[Edward Natapei]]. He continued to dispute the results and lead the opposition to the Vohor government until 20 August 2004, when Vohor and Lin̄i formed a National Unity Government, in which Vohor remained Prime Minister and Lin̄i became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs.
The VNUP became the largest party in [[Politics of Vanuatu|parliament]] in the [[2004 Vanuatuan general election|July 2004 parliamentary elections]], with 10 of 52 seats. Ham Lin̄i became a candidate for prime minister, but was defeated by [[Serge Vohor]], though Lin̄i also had the support of the largest faction of the [[Vanua'aku Pati]], led by outgoing Prime Minister [[Edward Natapei]]. He continued to dispute the results and lead the opposition to the Vohor government until 20 August 2004, when Vohor and Lin̄i formed a National Unity Government, in which Vohor remained prime minister and Lin̄i became deputy prime minister and minister of internal affairs.


In December 2004, Vohor was ousted after only a few months in office in a [[no confidence vote]] for unilaterally establishing relations with [[Taiwan]] ([[Republic of China]]), and Lin̄i was elected [[Prime Minister of Vanuatu|Prime Minister]] by the [[Parliament of Vanuatu|Parliament]].<ref name=iht>{{cite news |title=Vanuatu lawmakers elect Natapei as prime minister |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/22/asia/AS-Vanuatu-Politics.php|work=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=[[International Herald Tribune]]|date=22 September 2008 |accessdate=2008-09-22}}</ref> One of Lin̄i's first actions after taking office was the re-establishment of full [[diplomatic relations]] with the [[People's Republic of China]].<ref name=iht/>
In December 2004, Vohor was ousted after only a few months in office in a [[no confidence vote]] for unilaterally establishing relations with [[Taiwan]] ([[Republic of China]]), and Lin̄i was elected [[Prime Minister of Vanuatu|Prime Minister]] by the [[Parliament of Vanuatu|Parliament]].<ref name=iht>{{cite news |title=Vanuatu lawmakers elect Natapei as prime minister |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/22/asia/AS-Vanuatu-Politics.php|work=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=[[International Herald Tribune]]|date=22 September 2008 |accessdate=2008-09-22}}</ref> One of Lin̄i's first actions after taking office was the re-establishment of full [[diplomatic relations]] with the [[People's Republic of China]].<ref name=iht/>


On 21 March 2006, Lin̄i survived a no confidence vote in Parliament by a vote of 30 to 20.<ref name=pacmag>{{cite news|title=Prime Minister Withstands No-Confidence Vote|url=http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2006/03/22/vanuatu-prime-minister-withstands-no-confidence-vote|work=[[Radio Australia]]|publisher=[[Pacific Magazine]]|date=22 March 2006|accessdate=2008-08-01}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The opposition, led by former Prime Minister [[Serge Vohor]], had accused the Lin̄i government of weaknesses from a controversial proposal to monopolize [[kava]] exports.<ref name=pacmag/> The Opposition had believed that some parliament members who had supported the government would defect, but few did.<ref name=pacmag/>
On 21 March 2006, Lin̄i survived a no confidence vote in Parliament by a vote of 30 to 20.<ref name=pacmag>{{cite news|title=Prime Minister Withstands No-Confidence Vote|url=http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2006/03/22/vanuatu-prime-minister-withstands-no-confidence-vote|work=[[Radio Australia]]|publisher=[[Pacific Magazine]]|date=22 March 2006|accessdate=2008-08-01}}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The opposition, led by former prime minister [[Serge Vohor]], had accused the Lin̄i government of weaknesses from a controversial proposal to monopolize [[kava]] exports.<ref name=pacmag/> The Opposition had believed that some parliament members who had supported the government would defect, but few did.<ref name=pacmag/>


Lin̄i and Vanuatu's council of ministers declared a [[state of emergency]] for the [[capital city]] of [[Port Vila]] in March 2007 following tribal clashes between people from the islands of [[Tanna (island)|Tanna]] and [[Ambrym]].<ref name=rnzi>{{cite news |title=State of emergency declared in Vanuatu's capital after two deaths |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=30541|work= [[Radio New Zealand International]] |date=4 March 2007 |accessdate=2008-09-22}}</ref> The clashes, which took place in Blacksands squatter settlement area on the outskirts of Port Vila, killed two people.<ref name=rnzi/> The fighting broke out when people from Tanna alleged that an Ambrym man used [[black magic]] to harm a Tannese person.<ref name=rnzi/>
Lin̄i and Vanuatu's council of ministers declared a [[state of emergency]] for the [[capital city]] of [[Port Vila]] in March 2007 following tribal clashes between people from the islands of [[Tanna (island)|Tanna]] and [[Ambrym]].<ref name=rnzi>{{cite news |title=State of emergency declared in Vanuatu's capital after two deaths |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=30541|work= [[Radio New Zealand International]] |date=4 March 2007 |accessdate=2008-09-22}}</ref> The clashes, which took place in Blacksands squatter settlement area on the outskirts of Port Vila, killed two people.<ref name=rnzi/> The fighting broke out when people from Tanna alleged that an Ambrym man used [[black magic]] to harm a Tannese person.<ref name=rnzi/>


== Subsequent political career ==
== Subsequent political career ==
Lin̄i failed to gain a second term as Prime Minister after his [[National United Party (Vanuatu)|National United Party]] suffered losses in Parliament during the [[2008 Vanuatuan general election|general election]] held on 2 September 2008,<ref name=iht/> although he was re-elected to his own parliamentary seat.<ref>[http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2359773.htm?tab=pacific "Uncertainty after Vanuatu's general election"], ABC Radio Australia, 9 September 2008.</ref> [[Edward Natapei]] of the [[Vanuaku Pati]] narrowly defeated his nearest opponent, [[Maxime Carlot Korman]], leader of the [[Vanuatu Republican Party]], with 27 to 25 votes in Parliament in a vote three weeks later on 22 September, succeeding Lin̄i as Prime Minister.<ref name=iht/>
Lin̄i failed to gain a second term as prime minister after his [[National United Party (Vanuatu)|National United Party]] suffered losses in Parliament during the [[2008 Vanuatuan general election|general election]] held on 2 September 2008,<ref name=iht/> although he was re-elected to his own parliamentary seat.<ref>[http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2359773.htm?tab=pacific "Uncertainty after Vanuatu's general election"], ABC Radio Australia, 9 September 2008.</ref> [[Edward Natapei]] of the [[Vanuaku Pati]] narrowly defeated his nearest opponent, [[Maxime Carlot Korman]], leader of the [[Vanuatu Republican Party]], with 27 to 25 votes in Parliament in a vote three weeks later on 22 September, succeeding Lin̄i as prime minister.<ref name=iht/>


Natapei pledged to continue many of Lin̄i's policies and incorporate them in his new government.<ref name=iht/> These included [[Political corruption|anti-corruption]] measures, [[transparency (behavior)|transparency]], political stability and [[good governance]].<ref name=iht/> Natapei named Lin̄i to [[Council of Ministers of Vanuatu#Natapei Cabinet .282008-2010.29|his cabinet]] as Minister of Infrastructure and Public Utilities on 22 September 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Vanuatu PM names his cabinet line-up|url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=42133 |work= [[Radio Australia]] |date=22 September 2008 |accessdate=2008-09-22}}</ref>
Natapei pledged to continue many of Lin̄i's policies and incorporate them in his new government.<ref name=iht/> These included [[Political corruption|anti-corruption]] measures, [[transparency (behavior)|transparency]], political stability and [[good governance]].<ref name=iht/> Natapei named Lin̄i to [[Council of Ministers of Vanuatu#Natapei Cabinet .282008-2010.29|his cabinet]] as Minister of Infrastructure and Public Utilities on 22 September 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Vanuatu PM names his cabinet line-up|url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=42133 |work= [[Radio Australia]] |date=22 September 2008 |accessdate=2008-09-22}}</ref>
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In Natapei's first reshuffle Lin̄i was given the post of Minister of Justice & Social Welfare whilst remaining as [[Deputy Prime Minister]]. However, in Natapei second major cabinet reshuffle, which took place in November 2009, Lin̄i was removed as Deputy Prime Minister and replaced by [[Sato Kilman]].<ref name=rnzi3>{{cite news |title=Vanuatu PM counters challenge with major reshuffle |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=50393c|work= [[Radio New Zealand International]] |date=18 November 2009 |accessdate=2009-11-20}}</ref> Natapei had learned that Lin̄i's [[Vanuatu National United Party]] and the [[Vanuatu Republican Party]] were planning a [[vote of no confidence]] measure against him.<ref name=rnzi3/> In response to the no confidence plan, Natapei sacked half his cabinet members, including Lin̄i, and removed the Vanuatu National United Party and the Vanuatu Republican Party from his cabinet, replacing them with sixteen members of the opposition.<ref name=rnzi3/>
In Natapei's first reshuffle Lin̄i was given the post of Minister of Justice & Social Welfare whilst remaining as [[Deputy Prime Minister]]. However, in Natapei second major cabinet reshuffle, which took place in November 2009, Lin̄i was removed as Deputy Prime Minister and replaced by [[Sato Kilman]].<ref name=rnzi3>{{cite news |title=Vanuatu PM counters challenge with major reshuffle |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=50393c|work= [[Radio New Zealand International]] |date=18 November 2009 |accessdate=2009-11-20}}</ref> Natapei had learned that Lin̄i's [[Vanuatu National United Party]] and the [[Vanuatu Republican Party]] were planning a [[vote of no confidence]] measure against him.<ref name=rnzi3/> In response to the no confidence plan, Natapei sacked half his cabinet members, including Lin̄i, and removed the Vanuatu National United Party and the Vanuatu Republican Party from his cabinet, replacing them with sixteen members of the opposition.<ref name=rnzi3/>


Ham Lin̄i returned to government when [[Sato Kilman]] became Prime Minister on 2 December 2010, having ousted Natapei in a parliamentary vote of no confidence. Kilman [[Council of Ministers of Vanuatu#Kilman Cabinet .282010-2011.29|appointed]] Lin̄i Deputy Prime Minister, as well as Minister for Trade, Commerce, Industries and Tourism.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-v/vanuatu.html Cabinet of Vanuatu], CIA, 20 December 2010</ref><ref>[http://216.18.218.194/~dailypos/content/new-govt "New govt"]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Vanuatu Daily Post'', 7 December 2010</ref> Lin̄i held the position until 24 April 2011, when Kilman was in turn ousted in turn in a vote of no confidence, and replaced by [[Serge Vohor]]. Vohor did not appoint Lin̄i to [[Council of Ministers of Vanuatu|his cabinet]].<ref name="RNZI_60202">{{cite web |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=60202 |title=New look Vanuatu government sworn in |date=25 April 2011 |work=[[Radio New Zealand International]] |accessdate=2 October 2011}}</ref>
Ham Lin̄i returned to government when [[Sato Kilman]] became Prime Minister on 2 December 2010, having ousted Natapei in a parliamentary vote of no confidence. Kilman [[Council of Ministers of Vanuatu#Kilman Cabinet .282010-2011.29|appointed]] Lin̄i Deputy Prime Minister, as well as Minister for Trade, Commerce, Industries and Tourism.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-v/vanuatu.html Cabinet of Vanuatu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309185518/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-v/vanuatu.html |date=9 March 2013 }}, CIA, 20 December 2010</ref><ref>[http://216.18.218.194/~dailypos/content/new-govt "New govt"]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Vanuatu Daily Post'', 7 December 2010</ref> Lin̄i held the position until 24 April 2011, when Kilman was in turn ousted in turn in a vote of no confidence, and replaced by [[Serge Vohor]]. Vohor did not appoint Lin̄i to [[Council of Ministers of Vanuatu|his cabinet]].<ref name="RNZI_60202">{{cite web |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=60202 |title=New look Vanuatu government sworn in |date=25 April 2011 |work=[[Radio New Zealand International]] |accessdate=2 October 2011}}</ref>


Three weeks later, however, on 13 May, Vohor's election and premiership were voided by the Court of Appeal, and the Kilman government was restored, complete with Ham Lin̄i as Deputy Prime Minister.<ref>[http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/201105/s3216539.htm "Vanuatu Court decision results in change of government"], ABC Radio Australia, 13 May 2011</ref> This lasted for only a month; on 16 June, the Kilman premiership was voided on constitutional grounds by the Supreme Court's Chief Justice Vincent Lunabek, and Lin̄i lost office once more.<ref name="RNZI_61230">{{cite web |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=61230 |title=Vanuatu Court rules Kilman election void, reinstates Natapei as interim PM |date=16 June 2011 |work=[[Radio New Zealand International]] |accessdate=2 October 2011}}</ref> He regained it on 26 June when Kilman was restored as Prime Minister by Parliament, and reinstated his Cabinet.<ref name="RNZI_61430">{{cite web |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=61430 |title=Vanuatu's new PM reinstates cabinet |date=27 June 2011 |work=[[Radio New Zealand International]] |accessdate=2 October 2011}}</ref> Kilman's government fell on 21 March 2013 when it lost the confidence of Parliament, and Lin̄i found himself in Opposition to Prime Minister [[Moana Carcasses Kalosil]]'s new government.<ref>[http://www.dailypost.vu/content/nations-interest-first-carcasses "Nation's interest first: Carcasses"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329020142/http://www.dailypost.vu/content/nations-interest-first-carcasses |date=29 March 2013 }}, ''Vanuatu Daily Post'', 26 mars 2013</ref>
Three weeks later, however, on 13 May, Vohor's election and premiership were voided by the Court of Appeal, and the Kilman government was restored, complete with Ham Lin̄i as Deputy Prime Minister.<ref>[http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/201105/s3216539.htm "Vanuatu Court decision results in change of government"], ABC Radio Australia, 13 May 2011</ref> This lasted for only a month; on 16 June, the Kilman premiership was voided on constitutional grounds by the Supreme Court's Chief Justice Vincent Lunabek, and Lin̄i lost office once more.<ref name="RNZI_61230">{{cite web |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=61230 |title=Vanuatu Court rules Kilman election void, reinstates Natapei as interim PM |date=16 June 2011 |work=[[Radio New Zealand International]] |accessdate=2 October 2011}}</ref> He regained it on 26 June when Kilman was restored as prime minister by Parliament, and reinstated his Cabinet.<ref name="RNZI_61430">{{cite web |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=61430 |title=Vanuatu's new PM reinstates cabinet |date=27 June 2011 |work=[[Radio New Zealand International]] |accessdate=2 October 2011}}</ref> Kilman's government fell on 21 March 2013 when it lost the confidence of Parliament, and Lin̄i found himself in Opposition to Prime Minister [[Moana Carcasses Kalosil]]'s new government.<ref>[http://www.dailypost.vu/content/nations-interest-first-carcasses "Nation's interest first: Carcasses"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329020142/http://www.dailypost.vu/content/nations-interest-first-carcasses |date=29 March 2013 }}, ''Vanuatu Daily Post'', 26 mars 2013</ref>


On 15 May 2014, Carcasses was ousted in a [[motion of no confidence]]. New Prime Minister [[Joe Natuman]] appointed Lin̄i his Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Commerce.<ref>[http://islandsbusiness.com/news/vanuatu/5385/natuman-names-cabinet-line-up/ "Natuman names cabinet line-up"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517152203/http://islandsbusiness.com/news/vanuatu/5385/natuman-names-cabinet-line-up/ |date=17 May 2014 }}, ''Vanuatu Digest'', 16 May 2014</ref> Lin̄i lost office on 11 June 2015 when the Natuman government was ousted in a [[motion of no confidence]].<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-12/vanuatu-announces-new-cabinet-after-new-pm-sato-kilman-elected/6541328 "Vanuatu announces new cabinet after new prime minister Sato Kilman is elected"], Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 12 June 2015</ref>
On 15 May 2014, Carcasses was ousted in a [[motion of no confidence]]. New prime minister [[Joe Natuman]] appointed Lin̄i his deputy prime minister and minister for trade and commerce.<ref>[http://islandsbusiness.com/news/vanuatu/5385/natuman-names-cabinet-line-up/ "Natuman names cabinet line-up"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517152203/http://islandsbusiness.com/news/vanuatu/5385/natuman-names-cabinet-line-up/ |date=17 May 2014 }}, ''Vanuatu Digest'', 16 May 2014</ref> Lin̄i lost office on 11 June 2015 when the Natuman government was ousted in a [[motion of no confidence]].<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-12/vanuatu-announces-new-cabinet-after-new-pm-sato-kilman-elected/6541328 "Vanuatu announces new cabinet after new prime minister Sato Kilman is elected"], Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 12 June 2015</ref>


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Ham Lin̄i
Prime Minister of Vanuatu
In office
11 December 2004 – 22 September 2008
PresidentKalkot Mataskelekele
DeputyEdward Natapei
Preceded bySerge Vohor
Succeeded byEdward Natapei
ConstituencyPentecost, Penama
Personal details
Born (1951-12-08) 8 December 1951 (age 73)
Pentecost, New Hebrides
Political partyVNUP
SpouseRuth Lin̄i

Ham Lin̄i Vanuaroroa[1] (born 8 December 1951) is a ni-Vanuatu politician. He is a former MP from Pentecost Island in Penama Province. He was Prime Minister of Vanuatu from 11 December 2004 until 22 September 2008, and is the current Deputy Prime Minister since 16 May 2014. Lin̄i is the brother of Walter Lin̄i, one of the founders of the modern Republic of Vanuatu. Ham Lin̄i is the current leader of the National United Party (VNUP).

Prime Minister of Vanuatu

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The VNUP became the largest party in parliament in the July 2004 parliamentary elections, with 10 of 52 seats. Ham Lin̄i became a candidate for prime minister, but was defeated by Serge Vohor, though Lin̄i also had the support of the largest faction of the Vanua'aku Pati, led by outgoing Prime Minister Edward Natapei. He continued to dispute the results and lead the opposition to the Vohor government until 20 August 2004, when Vohor and Lin̄i formed a National Unity Government, in which Vohor remained prime minister and Lin̄i became deputy prime minister and minister of internal affairs.

In December 2004, Vohor was ousted after only a few months in office in a no confidence vote for unilaterally establishing relations with Taiwan (Republic of China), and Lin̄i was elected Prime Minister by the Parliament.[2] One of Lin̄i's first actions after taking office was the re-establishment of full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.[2]

On 21 March 2006, Lin̄i survived a no confidence vote in Parliament by a vote of 30 to 20.[3] The opposition, led by former prime minister Serge Vohor, had accused the Lin̄i government of weaknesses from a controversial proposal to monopolize kava exports.[3] The Opposition had believed that some parliament members who had supported the government would defect, but few did.[3]

Lin̄i and Vanuatu's council of ministers declared a state of emergency for the capital city of Port Vila in March 2007 following tribal clashes between people from the islands of Tanna and Ambrym.[4] The clashes, which took place in Blacksands squatter settlement area on the outskirts of Port Vila, killed two people.[4] The fighting broke out when people from Tanna alleged that an Ambrym man used black magic to harm a Tannese person.[4]

Subsequent political career

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Lin̄i failed to gain a second term as prime minister after his National United Party suffered losses in Parliament during the general election held on 2 September 2008,[2] although he was re-elected to his own parliamentary seat.[5] Edward Natapei of the Vanuaku Pati narrowly defeated his nearest opponent, Maxime Carlot Korman, leader of the Vanuatu Republican Party, with 27 to 25 votes in Parliament in a vote three weeks later on 22 September, succeeding Lin̄i as prime minister.[2]

Natapei pledged to continue many of Lin̄i's policies and incorporate them in his new government.[2] These included anti-corruption measures, transparency, political stability and good governance.[2] Natapei named Lin̄i to his cabinet as Minister of Infrastructure and Public Utilities on 22 September 2008.[6]

In Natapei's first reshuffle Lin̄i was given the post of Minister of Justice & Social Welfare whilst remaining as Deputy Prime Minister. However, in Natapei second major cabinet reshuffle, which took place in November 2009, Lin̄i was removed as Deputy Prime Minister and replaced by Sato Kilman.[7] Natapei had learned that Lin̄i's Vanuatu National United Party and the Vanuatu Republican Party were planning a vote of no confidence measure against him.[7] In response to the no confidence plan, Natapei sacked half his cabinet members, including Lin̄i, and removed the Vanuatu National United Party and the Vanuatu Republican Party from his cabinet, replacing them with sixteen members of the opposition.[7]

Ham Lin̄i returned to government when Sato Kilman became Prime Minister on 2 December 2010, having ousted Natapei in a parliamentary vote of no confidence. Kilman appointed Lin̄i Deputy Prime Minister, as well as Minister for Trade, Commerce, Industries and Tourism.[8][9] Lin̄i held the position until 24 April 2011, when Kilman was in turn ousted in turn in a vote of no confidence, and replaced by Serge Vohor. Vohor did not appoint Lin̄i to his cabinet.[10]

Three weeks later, however, on 13 May, Vohor's election and premiership were voided by the Court of Appeal, and the Kilman government was restored, complete with Ham Lin̄i as Deputy Prime Minister.[11] This lasted for only a month; on 16 June, the Kilman premiership was voided on constitutional grounds by the Supreme Court's Chief Justice Vincent Lunabek, and Lin̄i lost office once more.[12] He regained it on 26 June when Kilman was restored as prime minister by Parliament, and reinstated his Cabinet.[13] Kilman's government fell on 21 March 2013 when it lost the confidence of Parliament, and Lin̄i found himself in Opposition to Prime Minister Moana Carcasses Kalosil's new government.[14]

On 15 May 2014, Carcasses was ousted in a motion of no confidence. New prime minister Joe Natuman appointed Lin̄i his deputy prime minister and minister for trade and commerce.[15] Lin̄i lost office on 11 June 2015 when the Natuman government was ousted in a motion of no confidence.[16]

References

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  1. ^ The letter ⟨n̄⟩ of Raga orthography is pronounced [ŋ], like the ng in singer.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Vanuatu lawmakers elect Natapei as prime minister". Associated Press. International Herald Tribune. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Prime Minister Withstands No-Confidence Vote". Radio Australia. Pacific Magazine. 22 March 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b c "State of emergency declared in Vanuatu's capital after two deaths". Radio New Zealand International. 4 March 2007. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  5. ^ "Uncertainty after Vanuatu's general election", ABC Radio Australia, 9 September 2008.
  6. ^ "New Vanuatu PM names his cabinet line-up". Radio Australia. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
  7. ^ a b c "Vanuatu PM counters challenge with major reshuffle". Radio New Zealand International. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
  8. ^ Cabinet of Vanuatu Archived 9 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, CIA, 20 December 2010
  9. ^ "New govt"[permanent dead link‍], Vanuatu Daily Post, 7 December 2010
  10. ^ "New look Vanuatu government sworn in". Radio New Zealand International. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  11. ^ "Vanuatu Court decision results in change of government", ABC Radio Australia, 13 May 2011
  12. ^ "Vanuatu Court rules Kilman election void, reinstates Natapei as interim PM". Radio New Zealand International. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  13. ^ "Vanuatu's new PM reinstates cabinet". Radio New Zealand International. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  14. ^ "Nation's interest first: Carcasses" Archived 29 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Vanuatu Daily Post, 26 mars 2013
  15. ^ "Natuman names cabinet line-up" Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Vanuatu Digest, 16 May 2014
  16. ^ "Vanuatu announces new cabinet after new prime minister Sato Kilman is elected", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 12 June 2015
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