Extra special sitting of parliament

Vanuatu PM Salwai says referendum is a must

He was speaking to the media after a forced postponement of the extra ordinary sitting of parliament yesterday.

The parliament sitting was adjourned to Thursday 16 June due to a lack of quorum aggravated by a boycott by the 14-members Opposition Solidarity Bloc.

The prime minister conceded “parliament could not proceed because it lacks the required 39 members to substantiate a quorum. Only 35 government MPs were present including the Speaker, Esmon Saimon.