Vanuatu’s newly elected Prime Minister Jotham Napat is known as a sharp and media-savvy political strategist and leads a coalition government whose combined foreign affairs know-how bodes well for a ...

An expert on Vanuatu says she hopes the new government lasts the full term, so it can focus on rebuilding its devastated capital.

Vanuatu is likely to maintain its policy of non-alignment under new prime minister Jotham Napat, who will balance support from different regional powers as he focuses on domestic issues.