Will's Word: Political instability sweeping the Pacific region

I'm not sure if you've seen this, but pretty major news out of the Solomon Islands.

The motion of no confidence against the Solomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele, which might I add comes just eight months into his term, at least to me, is not that surprising frankly.

Manele has already faced several controversies which have sparked some dissatisfaction with his leadership.

Now these include allegations of unfair tax exemptions and concerns about lost revenue from mining deals, both of which have raised some pretty valid questions about his government's transparency and accountability.

Now I will also put this into context.

The no confidence motion was submitted by Gordon Darcy Lilo, who is a former Prime Minister, which makes the challenge perhaps more significant or perhaps it's just the challenge for the sake of being a challenge.

Either way though, this move happens against a pretty major backdrop of political instability in the Pacific region because obviously we've had Tonga's Prime Minister resign, Vanuatu dissolved its parliament last month, triggering a snap election.

These events point to a pretty growing trend of political uncertainty across the Pacific.

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Is that just my take? Truly it feels as though it is pretty unstable in the Pacific at the moment.

And so this is just the latest in a string of unfortunate political events happening in our region.

Might I also add the increased police presence in Honiara ahead of the vote also shows tension.

The government is perhaps preparing for possible unrest as the motion is debated.

And so it's clear to me that Manele's leadership is under threat. Whether he can actually survive this challenge, well boy, who knows?

And after what we've seen with the Tongan prime minister, perhaps Manele should see the writing on the rule and do the same.

That's Will’s Word.