Vanuatu’s president has dissolved parliament and the country is set to head to a snap election. It comes as the prime minister Bob Loughman was meant to face a vote of no confidence on Friday. Mr Loughman has been under political pressure to resign after more than a dozen government MPs joined the opposition. Vanuatu’s opposition party will challenge the dissolution in court. Pacific analyst Dr Tess Newton Cain tells The World the situation is unprecedented.

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