NAURU (Radio Australia, Jan.10) - The Nauru Supreme Court has issued an injunction against Bernard Dowiyogo from claiming he is Nauru’s new president.
This is the latest development in a political crisis that emerged in Parliament on New Year’s Eve, when opposition MP David Adeang moved a vote of no confidence in the government.
That vote was passed 8-3 on Wednesday, even though the incumbent, President Rene Harris, and his Cabinet boycotted Parliament.
Only eleven of the eighteen members of Parliament attended the meeting. Since the vote, Harris has reportedly remained in his office, refusing to move out.
Dowiyogo was reportedly sworn in last Thursday afternoon, ahead of a parliamentary meeting on Friday. Parliament sat for just 30 minutes and it's understood there may be a weekend sitting. However, no-one on Nauru would discuss what happened during the sitting.
Suva-based High Commissioner, Camilla Solomon could only advise to "keep trying Nauru...