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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white;letter-spacing:1.2pt">SSGM Seminar Series<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:1.35pt;background:#E36C0A"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:white">Analysis of the 2012 Elections in Vanuatu<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:1.35pt;background:#1F497D"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:white">Mr Seru Virokanu – Former Advisor to Nipake Edward Natapei<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 align="left" style="margin-right:1.35pt;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Tuesday 20 November 2012, 3:00 – 4:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:20.05pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt">Lecture Theatre 2, Hedley Bull Centre (130), Garran Road, ANU<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Abstract<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">In this seminar, Seru Virokanu – formerly a political advisor during the Natapei Government – will discuss Vanuatu’s recent election, the country’s 10<sup>th</sup> since 1979. He will look at the political process
in Vanuatu’s elections: from elections through to government formation and election of the next Prime Minister. Mr Virokanu will also analyse the election results, focusing on significant trends, including voting patterns, and the likely fragmented Parliament
comprising 52 Members from a large number of political parties/groupings. In this context he will also discuss the political outlook for Vanuatu over the next four years.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<pre><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">About the Speaker<o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Seru Virokanu was formerly a political aid and advisor to Nipake Edward Natapei for over 10 years. His most recent engagement was as Natapei’s Private Secretary when he was Leader of Opposition in 2011. He was
Deputy Private Secretary when Natapei was Prime Minister from 2008 to 2010, and was Private Secretary when Natapei was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Public Utilities from 2007 to 2008. Seru was part of Natapei’s campaign management
team from the 1998 to the 2008 general elections, and was involved in his campaign activities as early as 1995. soon after he returned from studying science majoring in microbiology in Otago University from 1991 to 1994.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>To view the venue map, click </b><a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Hedley+Bull+Centre,+Fellows+Rd,+Acton+ACT,+Australia&hl=en&ll=-35.283042,149.119631&spn=0.007217,0.009313&sll=-35.283016,149.11962&sspn=0.002551,0.002328&t=h&hq=Hedley+Bull+Centre,+Fellows+Rd,+Acton+ACT,+Australia&z=17"><b>here</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b>For directions to the venue, contact:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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E: <a href="mailto:ssgm.admin@anu.edu.au">ssgm.admin@anu.edu.au</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
<pre><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">T: (02) 6125 1527</span><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></pre>
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