O'Neill re-elected Papua New Guinea prime minister
- Published: 3 Aug 2012 at 18.48
- Online news: Asia
Peter O'Neill was Friday re-elected the next leader of Papua New Guinea, ending a turbulent period in the nation's politics which at one point saw it with two rival prime ministers.
Newly re-elected Papua New Guinea premier Peter O'Neill (centre left) shakes hands with former prime minister Michael Somare in Port Moresby. O'Neill has been re-elected the next leader of Papua New Guinea, ending a turbulent period in the nation's politics which at one point saw it with two rival prime ministers.
O'Neill won the vote on the floor of parliament 94 to 12 after elections handed him the overwhelming support of the Pacific island nation's lawmakers, his spokesman Daniel Korimbao told AFP from the capital Port Moresby.
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