Under the Constitution, the President of Vanuatu is elected by the 58 member electoral college, which is composed of the 52 members of Parliament as well as the six heads of each of the provincial governments of Vanuatu (Malampa, Penama, Sanma, Shefa, Tafea and Torba) [REF].
The government of Vanuatu allocated approximately US$70,000 to cover the costs of the 2009 presidential election [REF].