The Dog Ate My Parliamentary Absence Note

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Edward Natapei, the prime minister of Vanuatu, lost his job last week. The reason? “Natapei was fired for attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) currently taking place at the Hyatt regency hotel in Port of Spain. According to the standing orders, Natapei forfeited his seat in Parliament after missing three consecutive sittings without notifying the Speaker,” reports the Trinidad and Tobago Express. No word yet on whether Natapei will also have to go to after-school detention or serve on the cafeteria clean-up crew.

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