Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill formally resigned on Wednesda...
SYDNEY - Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill formally resigned on Wednesday after losing the support of parliament during weeks of political turmoil in the South Pacific island nation.
He said it was likely he would be replaced on Thursday, drawing a line under a period of political chaos. Parliament adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday soon after O’Neill finished speaking. “It has been my great honour to serve this nation and lead this nation almost for eight years. Unfortunately politics in PNG plays out this way,” O’Neill told parliament.
He had promised to resign on Sunday after a string of defections plunged his leadership into question and cost him his parliamentary majority.
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