Jeremiah Manele elected as new Solomon Islands prime minister | ABC News

Mr Manele served as foreign minister under former prime minister Manasseh Sogavare, who announced earlier this week he would withdraw from the race for the top job. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-02/solomon-islands-new-prime-minister-election-jeremiah-manele/103791138 The new prime minister defeated former opposition leader Matthew Wale in a vote of 31 to 18. ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia