Solomon Islands general election, 2006
- Solomon Islands general election, 2006
General elections were held on 5 April, 2006 in the Solomon Islands. No party managed to win more than four of the fifty seats, and Manasseh Sogavare of the Solomon Islands Social Credit Party became Prime Minister
Australia sent a 10 member observer delegation to monitor the election, led by Senator Marise Payne, and comprising MPs Bob Sercombe and Michael Ferguson, former Queensland Electoral Commissioner, Bob Longland, and six experienced officials from the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Defence and AusAID. The Australian observer delegation was joined by other international observer teams from New Zealand, Japan, the USA, the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. The UN Electoral Assistance Division coordinated the consolidated international observer effort. [http://www.foreignminister.gov.au/releases/2006/fa030_06.html] The international observers’ interim assessment said the polling process was transparent and well-conducted, and voters were able to exercise a free and secret vote. [http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=130/focusContentID=4221/tableName=mediaRelease/overideSkinName=newsArticle-full.tpl]
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