Not fighting things out in court, as it's a person thing," she told Pacific Beat. "They're wasting people's time when they're supposed to be serving the people. Ruth Kissam, Director of Development for the NGO, the PNG Tribal Foundation says people are growing frustrated by the political uncertainty and instability. The numbers of MPs on each side are incredibly tight and there could be more movement ahead of parliament's return. The Opposition is mounting a bid to oust the Prime Minister and says it will have the numbers to replace him before Christmas. It ordered parliament to sit on Monday December 14. They did so with the intention of moving a vote of confidence in Mr Marape, when the 18-month grace period preventing such motions had expired.īut the Supreme Court ruled the November 17 sitting was invalid and unconstitutional, as was the passing of the budget. The Speaker Job Pomat had recalled parliament on November 17, just days after dozens of Government MPs had crossed the floor and adjourned Parliament to December 1. It had taken the matter to court after the Government tried to adjourn parliament until April, in a rushed sitting on November 17, durin which it also passed the 2021 Budget. The Supreme Court ordered the country's parliament to sit next Monday, ruling in favour of the Opposition.
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape says he won't be resigning, despite a call from the Opposition to do so ahead of a forced return to parliament next week.
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