2022_in_Vanuatu
2022 in Vanuatu
List of events
- President: Tallis Obed Moses (until 6 July), Seule Simeon (acting), Nikenike Vurobaravu (from 23 July)[1]
- Prime Minister: Bob Loughman (until 4 November); Ishmael Kalsakau onwards
- Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
- Early 2022 – 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami
- 18 August – An explosion destroyed a barge at Southwest Bay on the island of Malekula.[2]
- 13 October – 2022 Vanuatuan general election: Vanuatuans head to the polls in a snap election to vote for the members of their parliament.[3]
- 4 November – Ishmael Kalsakau is elected unopposed by secret ballot as the new prime minister, succeeding Bob Loughman.[4]
- "After eight rounds of voting, Vanuatu elects new president". Radio New Zealand. 2022-07-23. Archived from the original on 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- Stein, Ginny (2022-08-18). "Huge fireball erupts on fuel barge in Vanuatu bay". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- "Polls open in Vanuatu for snap election". RNZ. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- "Ishmael Kalsakau elected Vanuatu PM". RNZ. 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-04.