TOKYO, April 24 -- NHK World issued the following news:
Negotiations on forming a coalition government are set to get underway in the Solomon Islands. This comes after last week's general election delivered no clear winner and the incumbent prime minister's ruling party failed to secure an outright majority.
The latest election results released on Wednesday show the ruling party led by Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who has deepened his country's relations with China, won 15 out of 50 seats in the election.
The major opposition camps, which oppose Sogavare's pro-China policy, won a total of 20 seats, with independent and micro parties holding 15 seats.
Negotiations are now expected to begin on forming a coalition government.
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