Solomons Opposition Leader Sogavare Elected New PMSolomon Islands opposition leader Mannasseh Sogavare was elected the new prime minister on Friday and swore to form a government of national unity in the strife-torn South Pacific nation.Sogavare replaces ousted prime minister Bartholomew Ulufa'alu, who stood down after a June 5 attempted coup in which one of two warring ethnic militias briefly took control of the capital and sparked fierce jungle fighting. "We are committed to bringing Solomon Islands to a national unity and reconciliation government," Sogavare told parliament in the capital Honiara after he won an emergency vote 23-21. |
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