No-confidence vote topples Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele

Mr. Manele said he was greatly disappointed, lacking time to respond to the allegations, and rejected claims of indecisiveness. He said the courts had set a dangerous precedent and described the order to convene Parliament as 'judicial overreach of the highest order'.

Former Foreign Minister Peter Shanel Agovaka, who quit Cabinet in March, described Manele's leadership as weak, accusing ministers of conferring favors to business cronies and lacking transparency regarding large sums spent on hosting the 2024 Pacific Games and last year's Pacific Islands Forum.

The new Opposition coalition of six political parties commanded 27 seats as lawmakers entered the 50-seat Parliament.

Parliament held a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele; he lost 22 to 26. Parliament was adjourned to allow the Governor General to arrange the election of a new Prime Minister.

An appeal court ruled that Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, who had avoided the no-confidence motion for seven weeks, must convene Parliament by May 7.

The International Monetary Fund raised concerns over accountability, lack of audit reports, and the need for anti-corruption reforms in March 2026.

The Government for National Unity and Transformation has been at an impasse since March, following mass cabinet resignations and the exit of two coalition partners.

Jeremiah Manele was elected on the floor of Parliament in 2024 by a coalition of parties that formed government after a nationwide election did not deliver a clear majority to any single party.