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THE National Parliament of Solomon Islands on Thursday passed a bill which would allow the Pacific Island country to defer its national general election from 2023 to 2024.
The Constitution Amendment Bill 2022 was passed at the Committee of the Whole House with 37 in support, 10 against, three absent and no abstention, said the National Parliament.
The bill, it said, was to defer the National General Election of the 12th Parliament until after the Pacific Games 2023 which will be hosted by Solomon Islands.
The 11th parliament will end and stand dissolved on Dec. 31.
The Solomon Islands Parliament consisted of 50 members, directly elected from single-member constituencies on the basis of the first-past-the-post system.
The Parliamentary term is four years. (Xinhua/NAN)
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