2022 in Vanuatu

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See also:	Other events of 2022 Timeline of Vanuatuan history

Events from 2022 in Vanuatu.

Incumbents

• President: Tallis Obed Moses (until 6 July), Seule Simeon (acting), Nikenike Vurobaravu (from 23 July) ^[1]
• Prime Minister: Bob Loughman (until 4 November); Ishmael Kalsakau onwards

Events

• Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Oceania
• Early 2022 – 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami

• 18 August – An explosion destroyed a barge at Southwest Bay on the island of Malekula. ^[2]
• 13 October – 2022 Vanuatuan general election: Vanuatuans vote for the members of their parliament in a snap election. ^[3]
• 4 November – Ishmael Kalsakau is elected unopposed by secret ballot as the new prime minister, succeeding Bob Loughman. ^[4]

Elections

• 2022 Vanuatuan general election
• 2022 Vanuatuan presidential election

Sports

• Vanuatu at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Vanuatu at the 2022 World Athletics Championships

References

1. "After eight rounds of voting, Vanuatu elects new president". Radio New Zealand . 2022-07-23. Archived from the original on 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
2. Stein, Ginny (2022-08-18). "Huge fireball erupts on fuel barge in Vanuatu bay". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
3. "Polls open in Vanuatu for snap election". RNZ . 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
4. "Ishmael Kalsakau elected Vanuatu PM". RNZ . 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-04.