2006 Solomon Islands general election
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title:
2006 Solomon Islands general election
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General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 5 April 2006. No party won more than four of the fifty seats, while thirty seats went to independent candidates. A number of those subsequently formed an Association of Independent Members of Parliament, with Snyder Rini as their leader. Rini was elected prime minister by Parliament on 18 April, amidst "widespread street protests" in Honiara, which caused particular damage in the city's Chinatown. Rioters "alleged corruption and insisted that
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Elections in Solomon Islands
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Solomon_Islands_general_election
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2007-01-29T13:38:09Z
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2024-09-10T14:11:28Z
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