Kiribati has sworn in a new Justice Minister.
Photo: RNZ
James Taom will take up the role after the former Justice Minister Natan Teewe resigned earlier this month in a disagreement with the government.
Mr Taom was a government backbencher and represents the northern island of Makin.
Meanwhile, the Opposition is seeking a High Court order for a special sitting of Parliament so it can move a motion of no confidence against the president.
Kiribati President Taneti Maamau has denied any government involvement in last week's abrupt closing of Parliament.
Kiribati's Parliament has been closed for the year by the Speaker, quashing plans by the Opposition to oust the government.
Opposition MPs in the Kiribati Parliament have defeated the government's budget.
The Minister of Justice in Kiribati, Natan Teewe, has resigned.
An opposition MP in Kiribati is calling for the president to step down after the government lost its majority for the first time in three years.
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