Selecting new Bougainville leader 'will take time'

Updated June 18, 2008 19:48:18

As mourning for Bougainville's president Joseph Kabui is nearing completion the province's leaders are now turning their attention to a possible successor to Mr Kabui. The Bougainville Executive Council will meet next week where the subject is likely to be discussed. The process is expected to be lengthy and could require changes in the constitution.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speaker: Anthony Regan, fellow in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National Unviersity in Canberra.

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