Former China critic Matthew Wale elected Solomon Islands prime minister

Wale won a parliamentary ballot 26 votes to 22 after incumbent Jeremiah Manele was ousted from power last week in a no-confidence voteSolomon Islands parliament on Friday elected opposition leader Matthew Wale as prime minister, after incumbent Jeremiah Manele was ousted from power last week in a no-confidence vote.Wale defeated Peter Shanel Agovaka by 26 votes to 22 in a ballot of the countrys members of parliament, governor general David Tiva Kapu, told a news conference.