Just two years after PNG started its first Parliament, the country's first prime minister, Michael Somare, was replaced through a vote of no confidence by his deputy, Julius Chan.

This last 12 months, members of parliament do not initiate a vote of no confidence in PNG because it automatically leads to dissolution of parliament. That isthe kind of situation we have right now.

Prime Minister James Marape has survived a no-confidence vote in Papua New Guinea's parliament, ... James Marape has led PNG since 2019 when he took over from Peter O'Neil.

CRUCIAL negotiations between Papua New Guinea and Bougainville concluded without a signed agreement last week, with Bougainville’s leadership accusing the PNG government of being in “self-denial” over ...

With other grace periods - times when such votes cannot be brought - it means a PNG government could face just a 12-month window for no confidence votes in a five-year term.