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-CP-P.J. Akeeagok is still the premier of Nunavut after surviving a tight confidence vote in the Legislature on Wednesday. In a 10-8 vote, MLAs defeated a motion to strip him of his premiership and remove him from cabinet. “Well, I’m relieved,” Akeeagok said in an interview minutes after the vote. “I feel we’ve done some incredible work in the past three years that I feel so proud of.” On Monday Aivilik MLA Solomon Maliki advised the legislative assembly of his intent to move the motion, citing what he said was a lack of transparency in Akeeagok’s leadership. In Nunavut’s consensus government system \u2014 where there are no political parties \u2014 MLAs elect the premier and the cabinet. The remaining MLAs, who essentially serve as the opposition, also have the power… <\/p>\n

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-CP-P.J. Akeeagok is still the premier of Nunavut after surviving a tight confidence vote in the Legislature on Wednesday. In a 10-8 vote, MLAs defeated a motion to strip him of his premiership and remove him from cabinet. “Well, I’m relieved,” Akeeagok said in an interview minutes after the vote. “I feel we’ve done some incredible work in the past three years that I feel so proud of.” On Monday Aivilik MLA Solomon Maliki advised the legislative assembly of his intent to move the motion, citing what he said was a lack of transparency in Akeeagok’s leadership. In Nunavut’s consensus government system \u2014 where there are no political parties \u2014 MLAs elect the premier and the cabinet. The remaining MLAs, who essentially serve as the opposition, also have the power... <\/p>\n

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