Marape set to face no-confidence vote

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 14, 2024 12:10 am

PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea's head of government will face a vote of no confidence after opposition lawmakers lodged a motion on Tuesday to challenge his leadership in the wake of deadly riots.

Prime Minister James Marape, whose tenure has been defined by deepening ties with the United States and Australia, has been under fierce domestic pressure since January riots during which 25 people were killed, shops were pillaged and buildings set ablaze in two cities.

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