Why are superpowers watching the Solomon Islands election? | The Pacific

Solomon Islands is at a crossroads. As voters prepare to head to the polls — Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is pitching his pivot to China as a master stroke that will usher in a new period of rapid development.

His opponents say the Prime Minister and his cabinet have been compromised by money flowing in from Beijing — and that he and his party are increasingly out of touch with the everyday issues accessing health, transport, education and communication infrastructure Solomon Islanders face.

Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong takes us across the country to get to the heart of what people want from their leaders as they prepare to vote in an election that could be among the most consequential in the nation’s history.

Mr Sogavare has declined multiple ABC requests for an interview.

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