Vote counting starts in Solomon Islands as China, US trade barbs

The process of hand counting the report votes just gets started after a long day of laborious voting.

When the legislature’s 50 individuals are suddenly elected, they will start bartering with each other behind closed doors to scrape together a ruling coalition.

A perfect chancellor will only come once the dust has settled from this.

Manasseh Sogavare, the country’s most renowned champion, is one of China’s most prominent leaders in the area, while his principal rivals view Beijing’s growing influence with skepticism and concern.

Started and unsubstantiated allegations of international intervention have raised the stakes for a vote that has been hailed as one of the most important in a century.

Studies that the United States may organize protests to prevent Sogavare from regaining control have been pushed by state-backed Chinese media outlets.

Like rumors were “blatantly misleading,” according to US Ambassador Ann Marie Yastischock.

We” highly refute claims” being made in well-known propaganda outlets that claim the US Government and USAID have sought to influence the Solomon Islands ‘ upcoming elections.