Vanuatu PM faces no-confidence vote as rivals cite ‘foreign engagement’ concerns

Motion led by ex-PM to unseat Kalsakau lists complaints including foreign relationships after security pact signed with Australia

Vanuatu's opposition has moved to oust prime minister Ishmael Kalsakau, citing foreign engagement" and the signing of a bilateral security agreement with Australia among its list of grievances.

A group led by former prime minister and opposition leader Bob Loughman, who himself drew criticism for signing agreements with China while in office, urged for the immediate election of a new prime minister in a motion of no confidence submitted to parliament last week.