Ad hoc committee

Vanuatu MPs resign from Ad Hoc committee

RNZ reports the opposition leader Ishmael Kalsakau and Ephraim Kalsakau have quit, with other opposition members expected to follow.

The opposition leader said the amendment to the constitution should be done meticulously and there should be no political motivation.

Mr Kalsakau said he believes the people should be allowed to speak first before proceeding to parliament and in his view the bills were not debated in the interest of the people of Vanuatu.

Constitutional amendments referred to adhoc committee for further review

However, the bill was later deferred for further review.

The special session this morning resumed after it was forced to adjourn last Thursday due to a protest by the Opposition to boycott the sitting.

There are about 10 points in the constitutional amendments that have in fact contained about 50 changes in the constitution.

Prime Minister Salwai Tabimasmas says the purpose of the constitutional amendments are to enable regulation of political parties and safeguard political stability and integrity of leaders in Vanuatu.