Surprising no one, Vanuatu’s Electoral College failed to achieve the required supermajority in yesterday’s meeting to elect a new President. Perhaps the only interesting result was that Chief Vincent Boulekone received the most votes (albeit well short of anything approaching the magic number). Chief Boulekone, one of the drafters of Vanuatu’s Constitution, has been actively engaged in public life since Independence.
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Who Wants a Woman President?
Aug 29
It’s pretty common knowledge that UMP leader Serge Vohor rarely acts without something to motivate him. His level of commitment to the actual election of a woman as head of state is probably best indicated by his canny decision to get two women to contest, virtually guaranteeing a split vote among the few who might conceivably be convinced to support the idea.
So what – or, more to the point, who – is behind this sudden buzz of interest in a female President?