Feleti Teo Named Prime Minister of Tuvalu Following Ousting of Pro-Taiwan Leader

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Feleti Teo Named Prime Minister of Tuvalu Following Ousting of Pro-Taiwan Leader
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Feleti Teo, Tuvalu's former attorney general, has been named as the new prime minister of the small South Pacific nation after being the only candidate nominated by his 15 lawmaker colleagues. The swearing-in ceremony for Teo and his Cabinet will be held later this week, and it remains to be seen how the new government will impact China's influence in the country.

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