Solomon islanders greet plan to delay election with scepticism and anger

But Fred Foumai, an elder in Honiara, is sceptical and says it will be interesting to see if the government keeps to its word and holds the deferred election in early 2024, as the bill presented to parliament this week would require.

“There is just so much widespread opposition in the public against this … and that’s why [Sogavare] needs the Chinese to protect him,” he said.Photograph: Georgina Maka’a/The Guardian “I don’t see why there should be any deferral of the national elections,” says Waowao. “If the country gets a lot of aid assistance from different diplomatic partners, they should prioritise these two events instead of making decisions before informing the nation about their plans.”

Redley Bose a local entrepreneur, says that any decision like this should be made very carefully, given the precedent it could set.

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