[1] On 18 August 2022 the new president dissolved Parliament midway through the parliamentary term at the request of Prime Minister Bob Loughman, who requested the dissolution to avoid a no confidence vote.
[4] On 4 November Ishmael Kalsakau of the UMP, who has been the Deputy Prime Minister in the previous government, has been approved as Prime Minister after siding with the previous Leader of Opposition, Ralph Regenvanu of the GJP.
The parliamentary majority in support of Kalsaku is composed of members from 8 coalition partners: UMP, GJP, LPV, RMC, NUP, VNDP, PPP and LM, for a total of 30 MPs.
[5][6] Vanuatu elected its first woman parliament member in 14 years; Gloria Julia King.
The election was held on 7 September 2023. the seat was vacated after Bruno Leingkone (National United Party) missed three consecutive sittings of Parliament while receiving medical treatment in South Korea.