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Prime minister resigned on the floor of parliament

So who should be our new PM? kine everyone lo opposition like PM nomoa ya. bae iumi hao ya.

MW now good now. M turn down and W turn up so hem neutral long eveyone!

Nah, MW sucks,try Rick Hou for the top job or at least finance minister. If not Sogavare again.

I think Milner Tozaka for PM, Rick Hou for Finance Minister and Sogavare for DPM

RICK HOU DA BEST CHOICE

Rick Hou nice but hem stay quiet nomoa, all thru this saga..

how about the outspoken one....Dr Sikua...
putim go any tom dick and hurry minister noma lol

because everyone olsem robort noma... controlled from outside
steer no stap lo solomon ya oketa.

sore lo solomon island nao....

i believe this political instability was engineered somewhere..OUTSIDE

the Dr, once he was my social S teach but no fitim now Bana-A (p/sectary blg bfore).

either RHou,Abana,Forau,Wale,Ete nice too.

Try man long TEmo2 lelebeti. mefala like go long vanuatu too.

Traem man long Temo2, Isa,Renbel lelebeti!
No any PM from there yet..(correct me).

umi traem how now PM from each provice and look look how now bae hem perform.

ting ting blong me nomoa.

man lo choi na....

Yesi Jsd, Sogovare is good for PM too. He's a cool guy, I like his views about the SI. But i think the Aussies will hate him and will do whatever it takes to topple his govt if he happens to be the PM.

Possible scenarios are as follows:

NCRA might re-group Lilo who always aspires to be PM throughout his political career. As yet, this possibility stands a slim chance. The opposition might compromise on MS as the best candidate given his stance against neo-colonialism. Note that his attack on Aussie during the Moti issue now bears weight in light of new revelations of Aussie's involvement in the entire affair. MS deserves an apology from Aussie as well as the group that deserted him in 2007. His chances of being given another go are relatively high.

R Hou??....too weak in politics when compared to his past role as CBSI Governor - perhaps time will season him to be a strong MP some day

S Abana....fails to show strong leadership calibre during very critical times when his voice was needed by fellow comrades

M Wale....too much egoism which eventually destroys the rapport between him and his colleagues

J Tausinga....outlived his active days in politics - best suited for political mentoring but not as PM

Dr Sikua....needs to admit his failures as a PM to win back the sympathy and support of the opposition block. In this current impasse, he's viewed within the camp as a mere spokesman and not as ultimate choice for PM

More updates to come.....so stedi fara!!!

Nice analysis @sakwalo! I agree with your list and me no agree lo Rhou as PM becos by needim man save good lo keepim everyone stedi lo gavman mekem gavman stable. Sapos nomoa oketa same people wea save destablim gavman by spoilem things for everyone. Me tingim by GDL hem re-organizim NCRA nomoa den oketa continue. Sogavare hem too strong and style blo hem by mekem people quick for disagree den umi trouble moa. Umi neeedim one fala moderate wea hem save attractim every good one lo parliament den alienatim nao oketa corrupt ones ya in the minority. These are the people wea sapos umi mixim waitim new gavman by umi trouble olowe nomoa. Definitely Ete is too green for the job but by hem ting hem fittim PM too ya! Lol...ating next potential leader should call for a national referendum and askim ting blo people who nao shud inside gavman. Candidate blo me for PM hem Sogavare BUT hem must getim oketa good people into gavman even some from the current gavman.

I think if we look at his views about the australia he is right in his mind that all aid shud be the benefit of our country otherwise it will just like boomarang goes and come back....that is just the surface of it. The bottomline is that may be he will work with the Australia again. Past will not be the same all through. When I look at all the MP almost all of them are too soft and dont know what they are doing..seems as thou everi one like wakem palace blo oketa nomoa..A strong leader is good as that is the only way we will improve..Look at FIJI pipol say he is a bad leader but if you look inside he put all the cronies and corrupt leaders inside prison too...so lets not look at one sided coin..look at the both views.
I think its time for new blocks to start thinking of getting into Parliament which they can make policies and legistlations. Otherwise we will have the same pipol wea no save hao for proactive wakem good thing for iumi but only give help like money and things that will only pleased people...which is not the development of our country and economy....the way I see all current MP now..is that they want to make pipol happy by giving cheap things and providing assistance..which hem good but can they have a vision that will make this country prosper.....
Kaen man police officer nomoa..or teacher or mechanic but go MP ia na problem lo iumi..so iumi waste money nomoa send student to get political science..I think its time for Female cadidate be considered for MP...heheheheh
ufala moa

Can e ni one let us know who are the candidates for PM???

As of lunch today (Sunday), no nominations have been confirmed by the State House, but certainly the list will be known by 5pm.

There's been rumor of a potential 3rd Bloc forming around a candidate with strong personal qualities of uniting once opposing groups. If my source is reliable, that bloc will emerge on the floors of Parliament during voting, but certainly not as another Hotel Camp during the lobbying period.

By the look of things now, at least 30% of NCRA Cabinet will return as ministers within the new government.

I think the hotel camping will give more grieveness to the public..if these MPs are concern about our loveley SI then..they shud stop making stupid decisions and take this country forward..there are alot to do..before end of the 4 year term..otherwise the SI will still the same..I think pipol like ....GDL and DP are obvious with their corruption so shud stay out of the race....even the current Opp Leader......
I beleive all churches and Christian all over the country are praying for the suitable Candidates...for this highest Position in our country...

Politics in Melanesia (as a geospatial bloc) is about greed and power, not necessarily leadership and sacrifice. Unfortunately, this is the harsh reality of the evils of democracy adopted upon independence or imposed upon us by Western Society. To make matters worse, reconciling western democracy with the predominant materialistic culture of Melanesia is still a mission in infancy. As such, MPs, while elected according to democratic rules, are more loyal to cultural norms than anything else. In any case, it is this loyalty that lands one or reassures an incumbent of returning to Parliament. A university degree (in political science, law, governance, etc) is, in the eyes of an illiterate electorate, the same as a piece of gold to a pig. Throw a 2kg bag of gold (high qualification) and a bag of half-rotten kumara (low/no qualification), which one is more valuable to the hungry pig?? The answer is obviously the rotten kumara!!

Sadly but with due respect, this is exactly the situation with approx. 90% of our voters. Unless that mentality is changed, our country will never produce a high calibre Parliament that in turn produces one of the best PMs yet in the Pacific.

There were six candidates nominated for the PM. Interestingly, the nominees are being nominated by some powerful nominators. I was expecting people like Hou and Wale but they are out from the race. Lilo might pull its strings and looks like will be a race b/w Lilo and Sogavare. Or who knows, Fugui might also be the man.

My overall general feeling is that none of these current members have proven national committments and result based approaches, except for one i know who always produce results where ever he moves to (ie. the recently resigned Agriculture Minister)

leadership is about action....and vision, one have for his or her pipol.
we need leaders who always fight for the sovereign right of Solomon islands and no kind wea sellem solo olsem prostitute
sogo is a good start.
others are bunch of alter boys.... following orders like roborts
we need to put leaders who can bargain enough for Solomon islanders, leaders who add value to the pipol of resources.
and not leaders who trade this nation's vast resources for their own mansions.
enough of cheap politics...

DID YOU KNOW GOLD SMUGGLING IS HAPPENING IN SOLOMON ISLANDS...

Six candidates barava tumas nao. Showem stret hao stupid our SI politics is. Out of the 6 i would prefer either sogavare or tozaka. I think sogavare has learnt alot from his last experience as PM and therefore would probably be the best candidate for the top job. However his ability to bring MPs together to form one cohesive group is questionable. As i mentioned before i think he would be a strong deputy to Tozaka. Tozaka's experience as a diplomat and his clean record so far makes him an ideal candidate for PM. His calm and cool nature would be well supported by Sogavare's strong and outspoken personality. Then throw in R.Hou as min of Finance and we would see a good strong team at the helm. Then no forget for puttim man lo Choi ya go back lo agriculture, the backbone of the country and give him the funds to work with and hapi isles bae tek off nao ia!

They say, old dogs never learn new tricks. Bae how many years more bae tek Soga for learn?

Putim man where wari about nation and integerity blong hem.

Okay, putim Tozaka, Hou, Fugui olsem.

Soga already have his days and i think there should be a law that only allows one person a max of two terms and disquality him/her from running again election.

samala stand gogo olo now bae like lead yet. okay it's democracy but tis one view blong me nomoa..

here is the problem I have now. We know Sogavare was right about Australia during his government's rule. We have so many documentation to prove that.
BUT he made other political mistakes. That too is well documented but I am hopeful like others have said, he has learnt his lesson.
so let me qualify my earlier statement. Sogavare is the only viable candidate out of this lot! believe me we will not be better off if we voted Ete (BD's boy) or Manetoali (too weak to command respect).
my problem with R Hou is he can only sell integrity. He had perfect opportunity to step up and lead during the days leading up to the PM's resignation but he chose not to. This kind of leader will always be too weak to hold together a coalition made up of all kinds of people. Remember he succeeded at CBSI and the World Bank but at that time he was also working with a lot of qualified people. Now he has to lead a bunch of former taxi drivers, policemen, mama's and militants. That is a whole different ball game and since he did not show up when it mattered, I have serious doubts he will lead so I think it is good he was never nominated in the first place. Tozaka is the same as R Hou but at least he has worked in the public service and serving his second term. So he has a little more experience.
If we can evaluate chances from the nominations then we can clearly see Sogavare may be the only candidate that has crossed both floors of the house and seem to have support from both sides. Other candidates are clearly either in Bobo's camp(Ete), NCRA's camp(Fugui), Darcy's camp (Darcy) or Tran's (Manetoali) camp with Tozaka being the candidate who will hold the balance of power.
So in my opinion, the former NCRA will merge with those in Sogavare's and form the next government. Tozaka will re-align with Sogavare in the end. But that is if good sense prevails. As you can clearly see M Wale is rebelling because he was not nominated! And Abana will not work with Sogavare. So hurry up Wednesday come mekem umi lukim if oketa MP by mekem sensible decision or by oketa continue for mekem stupid ones that keep us in the drain!

Here is what  I Think.... Iumi tryim new one with the hope that bae hem leadim iumi gut... But everybody has their own weaknesses and they are not perfect! So as soon as they show their weakness... Iumi changim moa...lol

Fugui - the talker, don't know if he is action oriented. Sweet talker

Darcy Lilo - The deciever, he at it all alone and champion of corruption - actions speaks louder than any evidence, Melanesian way. Current court system is adapted.
Samuel Manetolia - don't know this guy, very silent...a weak figure in national and international face.

D. Ete - a talker, action, very direct and a clean sheet apart from jumping a bit. Agressive and determined. Team worker but being a glue to all the 50 eel fish is a big ????.

Milna Tozaka - very quiet and intelligent, not very focal...steady and a good leader. Been a prominent public servant and diplomat. can he work with a bunch of foolish idiot out there and a few wise men...couldn't say.If the 50 or less men around him can trust him and stop acting like stu(s) out there, he can be a good figure head in our country, otherwise we all know......stupidness of the some MPs in parliament.

M.Sogavare - determined, strong man and intelligent in his analysis. a kind of leader that can impacted change in country, very direct. I think that in order for us to be progressing forward, we have to think as Solomon Islanders, acted as Solomon Islanders and performed as Solomon Islanders. The Fact is that we are hard working and unique, we can drive our economic forward with the big brothers....STOP the dependancy -that is the message i read from this guy. He has some tainted character, but he is honest in his work ethics during his tenure as Parliament leader;- he is the best from the 50 men up there.
Just one think about this MAN ...the big brothers Aussie and NZ has DEMONISED him for being a Solomon Islander, a true warrior and believer in Solomon Islands self-reliance, I'd never go for any other than this man!!!

Sogavare - said he could talk with the spirit of the late Mamaloni and got advice from him

Darcy Lilo - how does he afford to live ion 2 self contained rooms at a hotel for six+ years

Ete - only got elected last year

Tozaka - ???

Fugui - NCRA couldnt think of another candidate

Hou - only got elected last year

Manetoali - who nau stand up baksait?

Anyone but Ete can see the stupidity of his nomination! Same can be said of Manetoali! If reports in Solomon Star are correct then Lifhaus is correct, The race is between Sogavare and Lilo! Surprising that not too long ago M Wale, Sikua were shouting in the media for Lilo to be sacked! Now by oketa gang? Me stress nomoa lo dis one ating by me go pay fish n chips lo Sarah den go kai quite lo YWCA den 1 ido and lelebet bilnate den stroll back lo office! Wednesday come quick time!

From the above, it seems like Sogavare is kind of power hungry. I won't be surprised if he switchs camps just so to be come become PM. This sort of behaviour reflects a man with no integrity and principles (bae switch between, china or taiwan or run go long russia if usa no give long shopping list etc..).

man run go long nara camp (A) then se, u fala elect me PM then me and gang bae join you fala. bae me lead nation wetem policies blong you fala. IF camp (A) less long hem, then run go long camp (B) wetem different ammunition blong hem then traem oilem olketa more. Bae camp (A) and (B) shake head..gogo and have to compromise wetem hem.

A better option is for (A) and (B) to compromise than give to one,who's willing to go along with one as long as he/she becomes PM.

Kaen taep stupid politics blo iumi na SI no save develop ia!

On another note does anyone know the mandate of the MMF? I thought they were supposed to be an independent group however seems that they are picking sides which makes me wonder the purpose of their existence.

There is alot of perspective of the MMF.... One is, they could be a money making machine....lol

I like the idea of self reliance..... Aid dependency hem mekem iumi raoa tumas na... Ausaid and every other aid hem garem strings attached to it...wea hem not in the best interest blo solo....

The Opposition camp or supporters already did their internal elimination rounds and Sikua, Wale, Ete, Soga were knocked out and only Tozaka came thru'. Somehow they didn't accept the outcome and the process and therefore Ete and Soga jump over boat to gain support from other others. That shows the rest are all power hungers

Those grasshoppers, they shouldn't be elected to the PM post ever.
Go Tozaka, go..

Every 4 years we say that we must vote in honest and credible leaders but still iumi choosim olketa grasshoppers, pingpongballs and men who all want to be PM. How about in 2014 we only elect women to parliament. 50 men have proven to us and the world that they don't know crap about being leaders, iumi tryim olketa woman moa then iumi lukim. Things are already really bad with 50 men that i don't think 50 women could be any worse.

Bae hem just no work out na ia!!!..bae oketa matron ia storim nomoa...household stuff..problem..we have militant too MP so hard for improve..may be we do new election next year nomoa na???

One of the six candidates for the race withdrawn in the 11th hr (Mr Ete). This leaves the race narrow down to five.

The main attraction for those in current government is they will keep their portfolios. Ma who nao by less so I can now see why this will swing Lilo's way! Oketa lo Opposition lukim olsem last chance for get into government na ya! If they do not form next government they only have themselves to blame. Interesting that Solom Star calls Sogavare the people's choice so if the the MPs are elected by the people then they were surely not listening. Anyway, wednesday ba me waitim here now so me wait go for 10:00 osem when the announcement might be made!