Prime Minister James Marape facing Vote of No Confidence Challenge Come November 2020

The Papua New Guinea Parliament sits on calendar month November, each year to pass the National Budget. The November sitting is also the last sitting of any given year, thus the Leader of Business suspend the Parliament and propose for following year sitting.

Social media is swamped with possible Vote of No Confidence against Prime Minister James Marape. Few notable is from Opposition Leader Belden Namah who is positive about the Vote of No Confidence. From reliable source within the opposition camp said “all is well”, we’re set for the day”.

While Honorable Minister for Police post on his facebook in a detail article about the likely scenario with little room for opposition. 

According to Honorable Police Minister, Vote of No Confidence is unlikely to happen during November sitting due to following reasons:

• Prime Minister James Marape was elected on May 2019 and his grace period expires on 30th November 2020, which means the Parliament will sit from 10-24th November 2020 which is within the grace period. Also the November sitting will be locked down for 2021 National Budget and Parliament will not entertain Vote of No Confidence.

• The Opposition Leader’s Court against on the legality of Prime Minister James’ election, which he said would be in favor of government and likely decision will be early next year, 2021. 

• Opposition is highly unlikely to secure the require number to block the National Budget which government is confidence of maintaining its number pass through the budgets passage. 

 He further said there won’t be any Vote of No Confidence come November 2020.

However, the opposition camp is confident of moving the Vote of No Confidence against Prime Minister. Why, there is so much fire in the opposition camp.

Following scenario is likely to occur during November sitting of the Parliament. The Opposition camp is likely to secure magic number 56. If that game plan works well for the opposition, during the first day sitting of the Parliament, they will suspend the Parliament Standing Order. 

Once the Parliament Standing Order is suspended, Speaker will ask for the nomination of new Prime Minister. 

Honorable Minister for Police deliberately omitted this option that is available to the members of Opposition, which he thinks that opposition is incapable of securing magic 56.

The field is leveled, albeit, the government has upper hand. The country will wittiness who will be the political tycoon, in other words, a smartest politican in Papua New Guinea politics come November 2020.