NIUE OPPOSITION MPS CHALLENGED ABOUT NO CONFIDENCE VOTE

NIUE OPPOSITION MPS CHALLENGED ABOUT NO CONFIDENCE VOTE

Date: 5 March 2007

The Opposition Party in Niue says they don't want to create any more turmoil but believe that the level of mismanagement warrants challenge.

MP Terry Coe says there's a lot of inconsistencies and incompetence, which is behind the current problems, including the million dollar budget blowout.

Observers are watching with interest and reckon Vivian should get the numbers to survive the challenge.

The manager for Broadcasting Niue, Patrick Lino, told Pacific Radio News, at this stage the outcome is anyone's guess.

To keep the top job, Young Vivian will have to have a majority of 11 votes to nine in the house of twenty MPs.

If the no-confidence vote succeeds then the Premier will have five days to decide whether to resign or dissolve parliament and hold an election.

The vote will be taken Thursday New Zealand time.