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Published • Papua New Guinea • Updated

Supreme Court orders a recall of Papua New Guinea parliament

Summary by RNZ
The Court has ruled that parliament must be recalled on 8 April to debate a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister James Marape.

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Papua New Guinea Supreme Court orders recall of parliament to debate no confidence vote

The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ordered a recall of parliament on April 8, 2025, to debate a motion of no confidence on Monday. The court decided that parliament’s rejection of an earlier motion of no-confidence against the prime minister was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court ruled that the parliament’s Private Business Committee’s decision to reject the motion of no confidence, acted on by Deputy Speaker Koni Iguan on November 27, 2024,…

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Supreme Court orders a recall of Papua New Guinea parliament

The Court has ruled that parliament must be recalled on 8 April to debate a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister James Marape.

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Supreme Court orders a recall of PNG parliament for no confidence vote

By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Papua New Guinea’s Supreme Court has ruled that Parliament must be recalled on April 8 to debate a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister James Marape. In a decision handed down yesterday, the court found that actions taken by the Parliament’s Private Business Committee and Deputy Speaker, Koni Iguan, in November 2024 were unconstitutional and in breach of the principle of parliamentary democ…

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PNG PM James Marape Faces Vote of No Confidence as Court Orders Parliamentary Recall

Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, James Marape, is set to face a Vote of No Confidence after the Supreme Court ordered the recall of Parliament. The court’s directive mandates that the Speaker reconvene the House on April 8, 2025, following a legal challenge filed by Deputy Opposition Leader and Member for Chuave, James Nomane. This landmark ruling reinforces the judiciary’s role in upholding constitutional processes and sets the stage for a cr…

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One Papua New Guinea broke the news in on Monday, March 31, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of New Zealand (1)

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