3 Aug 2012

O'Neill elected PNG's PM

6:01 pm on 3 August 2012

MPs in Papua New Guinea have elected Peter O'Neill as their new prime minister.

Mr O'Neill won by 94 votes to 12, after PNG's ninth parliament convened on Friday.

His People's National Congress won the most seats of any party in the general election and has formed a coalition government with several other political parties.