Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says produce numbers before calling for a vote of no confidence motion. Speaking as the guest at one of the major coalition partners, United Resource Party (URP) gala dinner at the Stanley Hotel on Saturday night, he assured coalition partners of working together to implement its policies. “There is going to be a few noisy individuals who will talk about changes, and that is their democratic right, but let me say this, you cannot make changes without a parliamentary majority, this is done by very much self interested individuals, who even know that they don’t have the chance,” Mr O’Neill said. He said history says that the last successful vote of no confidence was in 1994 while other changes took place when leaders stood down during the period that they felt that they did not have the majority on the floor of Parliament and during the general election, when they were defeated. Mr O’Neill also touched on the Organic Law on Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates (OLIPAC) stating that the law is very clear. “This particular legislation has been tested in the Supreme Court which has declared that some sections of that particular legislation are invalid, but many that has been accepted stood the test of time, and the rules are very clear, that is the party with the majority of numbers to form government. “Let me say this on two occasions, since 2002 and in 2007 when the Somare government was formed it enjoyed that particular legislation, and in 2012 when we formed government, we did enjoy that particular legislation where it stated that the party with the highest number be invited to form government.” Mr O’Neill thanked the leader of URP William Duma and PPP Leader Sir Julius Chan for backing Peoples National Congress Party to form government. “I can assure you that we will continue to work together, governments are only lost when you don’t have the confidence of members of the government, we will continue to make sure and maintain that confidence throughout so that we can enjoy the growth that we are experiencing. “PNG has got a long extended history of political instability, there has been constant changes of governments in the first three decades in the country, but we cannot blame our leaders for that instability, for a young country, this is expected, from 1975 to 2002, we have had 10 changes of government and had 6 prime ministers, but today I can simply say that we have entered a new era of political stability in our country.” PM O’Neill said this has allowed for Government to pursue a stable government policy that is going to make the changes that is needed in the country. Press Statement Next : PNG Finance Minister Marape Demands Prime Minister O'Neill To Protest Paladin Comments are closed.
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