Vote of no confidence – a vain hope

By PNG Echo. In the lead up to this particular session of parliament, anti-government forces have been in overdrive trying to convince the public that a vote of no confidence is eminently reasonable. All this in spite of the bleeding obvious – no likelihood of success. Land of the unexpected, they said, winking knowingly. Are they living in some imaginary world where advertising slogans have some magical power?   …it’s a numbers game The Peoples National Congress (PNC) of which the Prime Minister is the head has 61 MPs – enough to govern in its own right, but, with the Continue reading Vote of no confidence – a vain hope

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Is payback the only game in town? Votes of No Confidence

By PNG Echo. Unless it is sure that a Vote Of No Confidence (VONC) will be successful, I doubt that any one MP, with the exception of those already on the opposition and middle benches, will vote for it – and numbers there are miniscule – not nearly enough for a successful outcome. Voting against a government that you are a part of displays disloyalty and NO party/coalition ANYWHERE will put up with vipers in their ranks – and rightly so. A ruling party needs to be able to count on the loyalty of its members or get rid of Continue reading Is payback the only game in town? Votes of No Confidence

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