Josias Moli (born 19 August 1954) is a

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an politician who served as speaker of the

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and acting president of

Biography

He succeeded Roger Abiut in both positions. He is a member of the

Union of Moderate Parties The Union of Moderate Parties (french: Union des partis moderés) is a liberal political party in Vanuatu founded in 1981. At the last general election, held on 22 January 2016, they won 9.73% of the vote and 6 seats. It is currently headed by Is ...

and was elected speaker of parliament after Abiut was defeated in parliamentary elections earlier in July 2004. In Vanuatu the speaker of parliament serves as the acting president when Parliament has not elected a new president, which was necessary after the impeachment of Alfred Maseng. Moli lost the position of acting president when Parliament and regional presidents were able to elect a new president on August 16, 2004. Moli was the fourth person to serve as President of Vanuatu in four months.? He was succeeded by

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, who was elected president by the electoral college. Moli also lost the position of speaker in December 2004, when the government of

Serge Vohor Rialuth Serge Vohor (born 23 April 1955) is a Vanuatuan politician. He hails from the largest island of Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo, from Port Olry. He was a member of the Union of Moderate Parties, a centrist political party, until 2022. When his ...

, a member of his party, was replaced by a government under the leadership of

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. Moli is still a member of the Vanuatu parliament.

References

Members of the Parliament of Vanuatu Speakers of the Parliament of Vanuatu Presidents of Vanuatu Living people Union of Moderate Parties politicians 1954 births {{Vanuatu-politician-stub