There is support for the proposed amendment in Vanuatu which would allow a government a so-called grace period after an election.
Graham Hassall, the Professor of Governance at the University of the South Pacific, says governments can face too many votes of no-confidence following their election and a grace period allows some respite from this.
He says there were three governments formed in Vanuatu in 1996 and the constant jockeying for power takes away from what parliament should be doing.
"The more these devices that allow for triggering of motions of no confidence, the more they're allowed to flourish, the less the parliament functions as it should and gets on with its business. So, you spend the time in parliament in maneouvring rather than getting on with parliamentary processes."
Professor Graham Hassall.
MPs are expected to vote this afternoon on extending the parliamentary term from four to five years, preventing party hopping amendments, and the proposed grace period of one year either side of elections.
