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Matthew Wale becomes Solomon Islands prime minister after secret ballot win
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- Matthew Wale has been voted in as Solomon Islands prime minister.
- Mr Wale won a secret ballot of MPs, 26 to 22, over former foreign affairs minister Peter Shanel Agovaka after former prime minister Jeremiah Manele was removed in a no-confidence vote last week.
- Mr Wale, a long-time opposition leader who has been in parliament for two decades, was a vocal critic of the 2022 security pact Solomon Islands signed with China.
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Matthew Wale has been voted in as Solomon Islands prime minister. (Supplied: SIBC)
Link copied Share Share article Matthew Wale is the new prime minister of Solomon Islands after winning a vote in the Pacific island nation's parliament this morning.
Mr Wale won a secret ballot of MPs, 26 to 22, over former foreign affairs minister Peter Shanel Agovaka after former prime minister Jeremiah Manele was removed in a no-confidence vote last week.
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