Chaos in PNG politics as prime minister adjourns parliament, avoiding no confidence vote
by Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby from World news | The Guardian on (#5GWYM)
James Marape has said the adjournment was due to Covid-19. He was facing a challenge from former prime minister Peter O'Neill
Papua New Guinea's prime minister, James Marape, has adjourned parliament for four months, avoiding a vote of confidence that would have likely removed him from office.
The adjournment was announced late on Wednesday, with the government citing the Covid-19 outbreak in the country as the reason. On Tuesday, the government announced that 36 parliamentary staffers and one MP had tested positive for Covid-19 in the last week.
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