▁Parliament . ▁ ▁By ▁this ▁date , ▁Walter ▁L ini ▁of ▁the ▁Van ua ' aku ▁P ati ▁had ▁been ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁for ▁eleven ▁years , ▁the ▁country ' s ▁only ▁leader ▁since ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Several ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁election , ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Donald ▁Kal p ok as ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Van ua ' aku ▁P ati , ▁and ▁formed ▁his ▁own ▁National ▁United ▁Party . ▁ ▁Seven ▁parties ▁cont ested ▁the ▁election . ▁The ▁Union ▁of ▁Mod er ate ▁Part ies ▁obtained ▁ 1 9 ▁seats , ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁as ▁during ▁the ▁previous ▁election , ▁but ▁this ▁time ▁these ▁were ▁sufficient ▁to ▁place ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁lead . ▁The ▁Van ua ' aku ▁P ati ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁United ▁Party ▁obtained ▁ten ▁seats ▁each , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁V P ' s ▁first ▁elect oral ▁defeat . ▁ ▁With ▁no ▁absolute ▁majority , ▁the ▁U MP ▁formed ▁a ▁r uling ▁coal ition ▁with ▁the ▁N UP . ▁Max ime ▁Car lot ▁K orm an ▁( U MP ) ▁became ▁Van u atu ' s ▁first ▁franc oph one ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁with ▁N UP ▁co - found er ▁S eth y ▁Reg en van u ▁as ▁deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁V oter ▁turn out ▁was ▁ 7 1 . 3 %. ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Van u atu ▁General ▁election ▁Category : E lections ▁in ▁Van u atu ▁Category : Dec ember ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁events ▁in ▁O