Solomon islanders greet plan to delay election with scepticism and anger
Across the capital, Honiara, people are unimpressed with the government’s argument that it can’t host an election and a sporting event in the same year
All week at the betel nut stalls across Honiara, people have been talking about one thing: the government’s decision to defer national elections.
On Monday, the Solomon Islands government presented a bill to parliament saying it was seeking a constitutional amendment to defer the dissolution of parliament from May 2023 until the end of December.