Vote counting starts in Solomon Islands as China, US trade barbs

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HONIARA: Vote counting was under way on Thursday (Apr 18) in the South Pacific's Solomon Islands, a contest keenly watched from afar as China's efforts to stamp its mark on the region

An electoral officers carries a ballot box for verification at a vote counting centre in Honiara, capital city of the Solomon Islands, on Apr 18, 2024, a day after the general elections. on Thursday in the South Pacific's Solomon Islands, a contest keenly watched from afar as China's efforts to stamp its mark on the region are tested.

In the outermost reaches of the volcanic archipelago, ballot boxes were still making their way to provincial hubs for tallying - potentially delaying some results by days. CNA Explains: Why does the national election in tiny Solomon Islands matter for the rest of the world? Startling and unproven claims of foreign interference have upped the ante for a vote already billed as one of the nation's most crucial in a generation.

 

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