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Vanuatu's opposition party boycotted parliament on Thursday and said it would lodge a court challenge to the defeat the previous day of its bid to remove Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau. Kalsakau narrowly survived a no-confidence motion on Wednesday, with the opposition falling one vote short of the 27 needed to unseat him after criticising his government for signing a security pact with Australia. Vanuatu, at the centre of a strategic rivalry between China and Western countries in the Pacific, was plunged into political crisis after opposition leader Bob Loughman lodged the no-confidence petition, which also criticised the government for raising the minimum wage.

United statesSolomon islandsNew south walesKirsty needhamBob loughmanIshmael kalsakauRobert birselPrime minister ishmaelPacific islandsIshmael kalsakauOvernment of vanuatuBob loughmanParliament buildingSecurity pactPrevious primeCourt challenge