2011–2012 Papua New Guinean constitutional crisis was a dispute between Sir Michael Somare and Peter O'Neill. Both claimed to be Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. O'Neill had been elected by parliament as prime minister on 2 August 2011 and Sir Michael Somare claimed the post on the basis of a Supreme Court ruling on 12 December 2011. Article 142(2) of the Constitution provides that the Prime Minister is appointed "by the Head of State, acting in accordance with a decision of the Parliament." The Queen's role is executed by the Governor General. The Governor General had therefore to decide on the actual wish of parliament: the opinion identified by O'Neill or the wish as defined by the Supreme Court.
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- Crise constitutionnelle papou-néo-guinéenne de 2011-2012 (fr)
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| - 2011–2012 Papua New Guinean constitutional crisis was a dispute between Sir Michael Somare and Peter O'Neill. Both claimed to be Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. O'Neill had been elected by parliament as prime minister on 2 August 2011 and Sir Michael Somare claimed the post on the basis of a Supreme Court ruling on 12 December 2011. Article 142(2) of the Constitution provides that the Prime Minister is appointed "by the Head of State, acting in accordance with a decision of the Parliament." The Queen's role is executed by the Governor General. The Governor General had therefore to decide on the actual wish of parliament: the opinion identified by O'Neill or the wish as defined by the Supreme Court. (en)
- Une crise constitutionnelle frappe la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée de décembre 2011 à juillet 2012. Elle oppose deux hommes, Peter O'Neill et Sir Michael Somare, qui affirment tous deux être le premier ministre légitime du pays - l'un soutenu par le Parlement, l'autre par la . Elle soulève la question de savoir qui a, in fine, le pouvoir de reconnaître un premier ministre, et met également en question les modalités du rôle du Gouverneur-général. (fr)
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| - 2011–2012 Papua New Guinean constitutional crisis was a dispute between Sir Michael Somare and Peter O'Neill. Both claimed to be Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. O'Neill had been elected by parliament as prime minister on 2 August 2011 and Sir Michael Somare claimed the post on the basis of a Supreme Court ruling on 12 December 2011. Article 142(2) of the Constitution provides that the Prime Minister is appointed "by the Head of State, acting in accordance with a decision of the Parliament." The Queen's role is executed by the Governor General. The Governor General had therefore to decide on the actual wish of parliament: the opinion identified by O'Neill or the wish as defined by the Supreme Court. The situation raised important constitutional issues. The actual crisis cannot be understood as a question of law in the first place. It was part of a longer standing power struggle between opposition and government. O'Neill won that struggle and remained de facto in power after the court ruling. It laid the foundation for his dominance in the PNG political arena. Somare did not admit defeat. The 2012 election, however, gave a clear victory to O'Neill. Somare accepted the outcome and he even supported the election of O'Neill as prime minister. The conflict flared up again during the Peter O'Neill/Leo Dion government period from 2012 to 2017. (en)
- Une crise constitutionnelle frappe la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée de décembre 2011 à juillet 2012. Elle oppose deux hommes, Peter O'Neill et Sir Michael Somare, qui affirment tous deux être le premier ministre légitime du pays - l'un soutenu par le Parlement, l'autre par la . Elle soulève la question de savoir qui a, in fine, le pouvoir de reconnaître un premier ministre, et met également en question les modalités du rôle du Gouverneur-général. Bien que la crise se soit concentrée sur quelques jours de la mi-décembre, et se soit soldée par le maintien de facto au pouvoir de Peter O'Neill, elle continua à avoir des répercussions, Somare ne s'avouant pas vaincu. Ainsi, le 26 janvier, elle entraîna une brève mutinerie dans les forces armées du pays. La crise s'acheva fin juillet 2012, à la suite des élections législatives qui donnèrent un net avantage à O'Neill. S'avouant vaincu, Somare, à la surprise générale, soutint O'Neill pour le poste de premier ministre ; les deux hommes annoncèrent qu'ils formeraient un gouvernement de coalition. (fr)
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