Tallis Obed Moses, a long-serving Pastor and former leader of the
Presbyterian Church, has been elected President of the Vanuatu Republic
in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
The 63-year-old was sworn in Thursday after winning 39 votes against his opponent, former prime minister Maxim Carlos Korman.
He replaces the former President Baldwin Lonsdale who died suddenly from a heart attack last month while serving in office.
Dan McGarry, the media director of the Vanuatu Daily Post who was at
Parliament this morning, said Mr. Moses' reputation as a man of
"impeccable moral character" was a decisive factor played a significant
role in his being elected to succeed Lonsdale.
No comments:
Post a Comment