Motion no confidence

Vanuatu court reviewing dismissal of no confidence motion

The motion was brought last week by the opposition, which said 30 MPs in the 52 seat house, including government MPs and cabinet ministers, had signed.

Speaker Esmon Saimon declared the motion out of order, saying the date chosen for the extra-ordinary session of parliament to hold the vote, Friday this week, clashed with the parliamentary schedule.

Mr Saimon also challenged the validity of the signatures.