Frustration is growing in Vanuatu over the snap election, with claims the government has put politics before people.

Vanuatu has just one female MP and seven women candidates among the 217 running for office in this month's snap election.

Women candidates challenge Vanuatu’s male-dominated politics at snap election In the lead-up to the national elections on ...

Handicraft market trader Tui Johnson has barely had time to think about politics ahead of Vanuatu’s national election as she ...

It was a fresh round of political instability last November that set Vanuatu's snap election in train, and coincidentally, set the polling date so soon after the December earthquake. When the ...

Vanuatu’s self-sabotaging political class has left the country struggling to deal with social and economic shocks of recent ...

Downtown Port Vila remains a no-go zone; Star Wharf is still out of action and some areas have not had their water supply ...

Vanuatu held a snap general election on Thursday ... It’s more about short-term political outcomes,” he added.

As the wait continues for official results in Vanuatu's election, one outcome is clear: women will be severely under-represented in the next parliament.