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	Port Vila Presse Online Vanuatu News :: Feature: The Presidential Election - Kalkot Mataskelekele
		NUP gave its blessing for the election of Kalkot Mataskelekele in the presidential election last April and managed to convince allies in the coalition at the end of the second round.
		In five different "toktok", the new head of state recalled the role of a head of state as symbol of unity, executor of various aspects of the law and constitutional law of the country, host to foreign diplomatic visitors, guest of honour at state functions and ceremonies, and holder of the integrity of the state.
		Kalkot Mataskelekele is father of six children (three girls and three boys).
	www.news.vu /en/news/national/feature-the-presidential-.shtml (1313 words)

	Kalkot Mataskelekele - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kalkot Mataskelekele is the President of Vanuatu since 2004.
		He is a lawyer from the national capital, Port Vila, and is the first Head of State of Vanuatu to have a university degree.
		Though Kalkot was widely expected to win, there were many other candidates, and he faced tough opposition from Willie David Saul and former Prime Minister Donald Kalpokas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kalkot_Mataskelekele (199 words)

	Vanuatu - Tari v Natapei 1 - Pacific Law Materials (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kalkot Mataskelekele advising that he had been instructed to act as advocate in respect of this appeal and asked for it to be adjourned until next session.
		Mataskelekele and his client that it appears to us that what he is really identifying in the five points recorded above are issues where it is said there has been a breach of rights under Article 5 of the Constitution for which he is seeking redress on behalf of his client.
		Mataskelekele advises that he and his client are insistent that this appeal should be heard.
	www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj /Paclawmat/Vanuatu_cases/Volume_R-Z/Tari_v_Natapei1.html (1213 words)

	Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Vanuatu elects new president (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It took four rounds of voting to elect Kalkot Mataskelekele on Monday night, after Friday's vote failed to agree on a candidate.
		In the final round, Kalkot Mataskekelkele on 49 votes easily outvoted early round favourites David Willie Saul, with seven votes, and Donald Kalpokas and Sethy Regenavnu, each scoring one vote.
		Kalkot Mataskelekele was the early favouite in the previous election, which saw former president, Alfred Maseng Nalo, disqualified when it was discovered he had a criminal record.
	www.abc.net.au /asiapacific/news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_1177919.htm (150 words)

	Scotch College: Great Scot - Vanuatu President visits Scotch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kalkot was born in New Hebrides (now known as Vanuatu) and was the son of a road engineer.
		He is married to Hansen Mataskelekele, who is a school teacher, and is the father of three boys and three girls.
		Kalkot and his wife enjoyed a tour of the School and morning assembly with his private secretary Rave Nikahi, his aide de camp 2nd Lt Morris Manmelin and Andrew Jamieson (‘63) and his wife Lyn (photo right).
	www.scotch.vic.edu.au /gscot/gsdec04/07vanu.htm (193 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Vanuatu elects new president
		Kalkot Mataskelekele was chosen from 16 candidates to be the new president.
		Mr Mataskelekele's predecessor, Alfred Maseng, was deposed in May when a past conviction for fraud came to light.
		Mr Mataskelekele was elected on Monday night by Vanuatu's 58-member electoral college, which is made up of lawmakers and local leaders.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/3572134.stm (238 words)

	Asian Political News: REFILING: Mataskelekele elected as Vanuatu's new president
		Mataskelekele, who was nominated by the National United Party, was elected for a five-year term as head of state after four rounds of voting Monday night, government spokesman Kalvau Moli told Kyodo News.
		Mataskelekele, a former member of parliament and former Supreme Court judge, was instrumental in the drafting of Vanuatu's Constitution and he was also Vanuatu's first local solicitor general.
		Last May, Mataskelekele's predecessor Alfred Maseng Nalo was removed from office by the Supreme Court following the revelation shortly after his appointment that he was serving a suspended sentence, having been convicted of misappropriation and receiving property dishonestly.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDQ/is_2004_August_23/ai_n6270045 (314 words)

	Vanuatu Country Guide - History and Government - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel Publishing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		He was quickly replaced by Han Lini, who swiftly revoked the agreements with Taiwan that had been signed.
		Kalkot Mataskelekele's post as President has been, by comparison, highly stable.
		However, parties in Vanuatu have been subject to splits and factional disputes and these have dogged Vanuatu’s politics throughout the last decade.
	www.travel-guides.com /data/vut/vut580.asp?RegionsMenu=Down (579 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Alfred Maseng
		Balloting started on April 8, but this session and another session on April 10 failed to result in the required majority for any candidate.
		In the fourth round of balloting on April 12, Maseng defeated the government's candidate, Kalkot Mataskelekele, by a vote of 41 to 16, and was sworn in immediately.
		He was removed as president on May 11, 2004, by the Supreme Court, which ruled that the election was invalid because of a rule banning people with criminal records from being elected.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Alfred_Maseng (431 words)

	18 May 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Port Vila, Vanuatu - Vanuatu's President Kalkot Mataskelekele said here on Thursday his country and Indonesia should maintain communications to break what he called the barrier of silence between the two countries due to differences in opinion in the past.
		President Mataskelele also hailed the Indonesian government's invitation to visit the archipelagic country, saying that he was always open-minded for such an invitation but stressing that a prime minister's visit would be better.
		Mataskelekele made the statement when receiving Indonesian Ambassador to Australia and Vanuatu Imron Cotan.
	www.kbri-canberra.org.au /brief/2005/mei/19may05_b.htm (192 words)

	Tam Tam :: AAP Region I Mas Yusim Pisful Mins olsem Strateji Plan blong Olgeta
		Ofisiol Steitmen blong Presiden blong Ripablik blong Vanuatu His Excellency Kalkot Mataskelekele long Asia-Afrika Samit long Jakarta, Indonesia long namba 22 â“ 24 Epril 2005, ibin reisem wan impoten elemen blong Niu Stratejik Patasip we oli ibin ova lukim.
		Delekesen blong Vanuatu we Presiden Kalkot Mataskelekele ibin lidim igo long Jakarta hemi, Daerekta Jenerol blong Forein Affeas, Mr.
		Hanson Mataskelekele we hemi pat long ol prokram blong ol spaoses we Waef blong Presiden blong Indonesia i hostem.
	www.news.vu /tam/news/RegionalNews/050510-AAP-Region-I-Mas-Yusim-Pisful-Mins.shtml (614 words)

	Republic of Vanuatu - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		Office of Head of State is held by President Kalkot Mataskelekele, whilst Head of Government is Prime Minister Ham Lini.
		The President of the Republic (the Constitutional Head of State) is elected for a 5-year term by secret ballot by an electoral college comprising Parliament and the Presidents of Vanuatu's six provincial governments.
		A new President, HE Kalkot Matas Kelekele, was elected on 16 August 2004 by 49 out of a possible 58 votes.
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/vanuatu/vanuatu_brief.html (2342 words)

	Vanuatu. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Alfred Maseng became the country’s fifth president in Apr., 2004, but he was removed from office the following month.
		After parliamentary elections in July, Serge Vohor became prime minister for a second time, and in August, Kalkot Mataskelekele was elected president.
		Vohor’s government fell in Dec., 2004, after government ministers resigned over actions he had taken without consulting with them; Ham Lini succeeded him.
	www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/65/va/Vanuatu.html (561 words)

	SFA-AGR-257-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In a report to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto G. Romulo, Ambassador Ortega said she presented her letter of credence on 19 April 2005 to Vanuatu President Kalkot Mataskelekele in the course of her visit to the capital Port Vila on 17-22 April 2005.
		In presenting her credentials, Ambassador Ortega conveyed the warmest greetings and best wishes of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to President Mataskelekele and to his people, the ni-Vanuatu.
		Ambassador Ortega also informed Secretary Romulo that a number of Filipino professionals in the field of medicine, accounting, law and information technology are currently in Vanuatu on short-term contracts (up to two years) funded under bilateral and multilateral official development assistance.
	www.dfa.gov.ph /news/pr/pr2005/may/pr257.htm (549 words)

	April 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Vanuatu: In the first round of presidential elections, no candidate wins the necessary two-thirds majority in the electoral college, the government-backed candidate Kalkot Mataskelekele winning 26 votes and Alfred Maseng 21.
		A second round is conducted on April 10 and is again inconclusive (Mataskelekele 32, Maseng 21).
		Voting continues on April 12; the third round gives 36 votes to Mataskelekele and 20 to Maseng and in the fourth round Maseng is elected with 40 votes against 16 for Mataskelekele.
	manic-raven.com /rulers/2004-04.html (1669 words)

	Pacific Islands
		When students arrived on Saipan, they discovered that what they were led to believe would be a sprawling campus with a golf course, hotel and new buildings near the beach turned out to be an older office building that has none of the facilities advertised.
		Former President Alfred Maseng Nalo was disqualified after he was found to have a criminal record.
		Mataskelekele is the brother-in-law of Vanuatu's first Prime Minister, the late Fr.
	www.pacificmagazine.net /pm102004/pmdefault.php?urlarticleid=0016 (1315 words)

	ANTARA News - PRESIDEN VANUATU INGIN TINGKATKAN HUBUNGAN DENGAN INDONESIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Port Vila, Vanuatu (ANTARA News) - Presiden Vanuatu, Kalkot Mataskelekele, mengatakan, Indonesia dan Vanuatu dapat memperkuat hubungan kedua rakyatnya melalui peningkatan kerja sama perdagangan.
		Presiden Mataskelekele mengatakan, kedua negara perlu terus membangun komunikasi dan mendobrak apa yang disebutnya "barrier of silence" (tembok kebekuan komunikasi) yang pernah ada akibat perbedaan pandangan di masa lalu.
		Pertemuan Dubes dengan Presiden Mataskelekele ini merupakan bagian dari kegiatan kunjungan enam harinya di negara agraris di Pasifik Selatan ini.
	www.antara.co.id /seenws/?id=10121 (433 words)

	Vanuatu Update
		Both the Electoral Office and the Police Dept. (which did the background checks on all candidates) failed to realize that the candidate who was elected, was not eligible to run.
		A new election was held by the Electoral College and after several ballots over several days, Kalkot Mataskelekele, a retired local solicitor, and former judge was elected as the new head of state.
		He brings an outstanding reputation to the position and is expected to be a guiding figure over the next five years.
	www.financial.com.vu /pitco/pit.htm (962 words)

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		He has stressed this in a speech to the President of Vanuatu His Excellency Kalkot Mataskelekele when he presented his official letter of credential to his Excellency the Head of State.
		In his response the President of Vanuatu His Excellency Kalkot Mataskelekele stated that Vanuatu and South Africa as developing countries and members of the UN body have an important role to play in this global effort despite our disparities.
		With this he believed that it is not so much their status that determines their effectiveness, but rather it is their firm belief in working for the good of mankind that bring the much needed changes in the world today.
	www.assatashakur.org /forums/upload/archive/index.php/t-4672.html (444 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		The Constitution dictates that the President serves a five-year term and is elected by secret ballot by the members of the Electoral College.
		The current State President, Kalkot Mataskelekele, was elected on 16 August 2004.
		Vanuatu held a general election on 6 July 2004 following the dissolution of the previous (two year old) Parliament on the advice of former Prime Minister Edward Natapei.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019061877425 (2550 words)

	Josias Moli - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Moli was the fourth person to serve as President of Vanuatu in four months.
		He was succeeded by Kalkot Mataskelekele, who was elected President by the electoral college.
		Moli also lost the position of speaker in December 2004, when the government of Serge Vohor, a member of his party, was replaced by a government under the leadership of Ham Lini.
	www.phatnav.com /wiki/index.php?title=Josias_Moli (227 words)

	ANTARA News - RI TO SENDS HAND TRACTORS, POLICE UNIFORMS TO VANUATU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		At a meeting with Vanuatus President Kalkot Mataskelekele and Prime Minister Vanuaroroa Ham Lini in Port Vila, Thursday, Imron Cotan also confirmed an Indonesian commitment to provide social and health services conducted by the Indonesian Navy for Vanuatu people.
		The meeting was part of a series of the Indonesian ambassador`s activities during his six-day visit in the South Pacific country which is inhabited by around 205,754 people.
		On the other hand, President Mataskelekele said, Vanuatu and Indonesia should maintain communication and dismantle what he called "the barrier of silence" that existed in the past between the two countries due to differences of view.
	www.antara.co.id /en/seenws/?id=3783 (310 words)

	Vanuatu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Vanuatu's President, Kalkot Matas-kelekele, has warned that political instability in parliament could destroy the country.
		Vanuatu is still without a president after the first round of voting by members of the Electoral College.
		SYDNEY â” Former Supreme Court judge Kalkot Mataskelekele has been elected as president of the southwest Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, a government...
	www.world-news-watch.com /world/090304/Vanuatu.html (4418 words)

	IPI - International Press Institute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The polls witnessed a rise in independent parties with 25 parliamentarians being elected for the first time.
		Kalkot Mataskelekele was elected as president with duties as the chief of state.
		Prime Minister Serge Vohor, representing the Union of Moderate Parties, would head the government.
	www.freemedia.at /wpfr/Australasia/vanuatu.htm (3610 words)

	Text Only News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		On Sunday, 24 October 2004, at the Old Museum Concert Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, the Governor-General, as guest of honour of Queensland Youth Orchestras, and Mrs Jeffery attended the 29th National Concerto Competition, at which the Governor-General delivered an address and presented awards.
		Later, the Governor-General was represented at the arrival at Sydney International Airport of His Excellency Mr Kalkot Mataskelekele, President of the Republic of Vanuatu by Brigadier Bruce Cook, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.
		On Monday, 25 October 2004, at the Brisbane Convention Centre, Queensland, the Governor-General and Mrs Jeffery attended the 4th Annual Scripture Union Queensland Chaplaincy Frontline Appeal Dinner, at which the Governor-General, as a Patron of the National Association of Government School Chaplaincy Providers, delivered an address.
	www.gg.gov.au /textonly.php?startdate=2004-10-1 (1998 words)

	Vanuatu - Mataskelekele v Abil No 1 - Pacific Law Materials (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Vanuatu - Mataskelekele v Abil No 1 - Pacific Law Materials
		Please note that this site is now an archive site and is no longer being updated.
		Robynne Blake, Internet Project Manager, The School of Law, The University of the South Pacific or fax: (678) 27785
	www.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj /paclawmat/Vanuatu_cases/Volume_G-N/Mataskelekele_v_Abil1.html (1938 words)

	Pacific Islands: PINA and Pacific
		Vanuatu’s State Office has confirmed that the Head of State, Kalkot Mataskelekele will appoint a new Ombudsman this week.
		The president has received the names of 12 applicants who have applied for the post of the Ombudsman.
		He was replaced a couple of months ago by a former government minister Yolu Abbil, appointed by President Kalkot Mataskelekele.
	www.pacificislands.cc /pina/pinadefault2.php?urlpinaid=14819 (404 words)

	ABC Asia Pacific - News - Vanuatu closer to appointing new Ombudsman
		ABC Asia Pacific - News - Vanuatu closer to appointing new Ombudsman
		Vanuatu's State Office has reportedly said the Head of State, Kalkot Mataskelekele, will appoint a new Ombudsman this week.
		Vanuatu's Independent reports the president has received the names of 12 applicants who have applied for the post of Ombudsman.
	abcasiapacific.com /news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1333410.htm (130 words)

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