Malaita- Archive September 2010
Elections Conducted Satisfactorily: Commonwealth
An Observer Group from the Commonwealth, which observed the Solomon Islands National Parliamentary Elections of 4 August 2010, has produced its final report detailing the generally sound orchestration of the nation's elections, but raising a few key issues on which the country needs to improve upon.
Nine Petitions Lodged
Nine election petitions have been lodged at the High Court so far.
Petitions will take time: Electoral Office
The Solomon Islands chief electoral officer says it's unlikely the petitions against the recent election results in the High Court will be heard before the end of the year.
Two More MPs Face Petition
Another two election petitions have been lodged at the High Court - bringing the total number of election petitions to three.
Winning Candidate Ready to Defend Himself against Petition
Chairman of the Taskforce for the winning candidate for East Are'are Constituency on Malaita has defended the victory of Andrew Hanaria as MP for the constituency.
Petition Looms for MPs
First runner up in the Ngella constituency, Johnly Hatimoana, will launch the petition.