O'Neill clarifies rules and he and Namah are done

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O'Neill has clarified how the forming of new government works legally. He states that those elected as Independent cannot join a party until AFTER the PM and Speaker are elected. Very interesting:

http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20120724/news11.htm

Then, the O'Neill/Namah "marriage" is over:

http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20120724/news12.htm

Long Palm,

Blogger Travurererer Tweeted this a.m. of coalition alignments as such:

..."It looks like it's going to be O'Neill, Somare, Chan, Wingti, Parkop, Ipatas vs Namah, Polye, Duma, Lelang, Agiru #PNG"...

If true the MP count is-

49     O'Neill and Somare & co

33     Polye and Namah & co