Reconciliation ceremonies were performed yesterday (Thursday) between leaders of the Reunification of Movement for Change (RMC), the Union of Moderate Parties (UMP) and the Greens Confederation burying their past differences and aiming for a new direction
The reconciliation took place at the congress venue of the RMC where about 500 supporters gathered together to for their 3rd party national congress.
According to government’s Public Relations Officer, Hilaire Bule, a high-level delegation comprising of leaders for the two moderate groups touched down at Melsisi, Central Pentecost, for the reconciliation and to participate in the RMC congress.
Upon arrival they told Prime Minister Charlot Salwai and the newly elected leaders of RMC their intention was to begin a journey with the RMC by talking and walking in one accord.
PM Charlot Salwai, in response, thanked them for their confidence in him. He also thanked all other coalition partners for their stern support in his leadership.
The moderate’s leaders have agreed to bury their past differences and set new directions for the benefit of supporters who want to see a stable and unified moderate government in future.
Meanwhile, eye witnesses say the UMP delegation that departed for the Melsisi congress were the faction under the leadership of Jacque Nauka that joined the government earlier this year. The delegation comprises Mr Nauka, Party Secretary General, Steven Sau, Members of Parliament, the Major of Port Vila and Yaris Naunun representing the Greens Confederation.
The UMP faction in the opposition led by Ishmael Kalsakau was not included.
On 6 June 2016, Mr Kalsakau had signed a solidarity agreement with his colleague MPs in the opposition to remain as a single solidarity political grouping that will not be swerve by any political influence to divide them.
The UMP elected MPs