Vanuatu's parliament has elected Sato Kilman as the new prime minister by secret ballot. Earlier in the day, the nation’s top court upheld a contentious vote of no-confidence against Ishmael Kalsakau. The Pacific Island nation was plunged into political crisis last month.
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