National
Prime Minister of Solomon Islands
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by the National Parliament of Solomon Islands
- Exact method
- Elected by secret ballot of the members of the National Parliament from among themselves, then appointed by the Governor-General (Constitution of Solomon Islands, s.33).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Matthew Wale SIDP since May 2026 Report Source: parliament.gov.sb, checked (+2 more)
Sources
- asiapacificreport.nz · checked Asia Pacific Report and other news (Free Malaysia Today 2026-05-15), read 2026-10-12 via web search: Parliament elected Matthew Wale PM on 2026-05-15 by 26 votes to 22 after Manele lost a no-confidence vote on 2026-05-07. Fallback: news, official PMO page not reached. For: Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Matthew Wale, current term
- parliament.gov.sb · checked National Parliament of Solomon Islands, press release "Hon. Matthew Wale elected Prime Minister of Solomon Islands", 2026-05-15, read 2026-10-12: elected by secret ballot 26 votes to 22 on 2026-05-15 after a successful no-confidence motion; "a senior member and former leader of the Solomon Islands Democratic Party". Press release 2026-09-07 confirms a later no-confidence notice was withdrawn, so he remains PM. For: Matthew Wale, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Matthew Wale, read 2026-10-12: leader/member of the Solomon Islands Democratic Party; elected PM 2026-05-15 after Manele was removed by no-confidence vote 2026-05-07. Fallback: Wikipedia, because parliament.gov.sb returned 404. For: Matthew Wale, current term
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