Vanuatu counts election votes
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Early results from the national elections in Vanuatu indicate that some old guard members of parliament could be in trouble.
Vanuatu's political history since independence 28 years ago has been marked by political party splits and disintegration, with many of the longer-term MPs now leaving their own parties.
Some of those, including at least two former prime ministers, Barak Sope and Maxime Carlot, have lost ground in their own constituencies.
Vanuatu's oldest party, the Vanua'aku Party (VP), seems to be having something of a revival, especially in some of the smaller islands.
The VP has taken at least one seat off its coalition partner, Prime Minister Ham Lini's National United Party.
However it could be days before results are finalised in all 52 seats.
