Prime Minister (PM) James Marape has thanked the Members of Parliament and his coalition for having faith in his leadership and voting in confidence of his leadership today on the floor of Parliament. Marape, when giving his statement after the Vote of Confidence where the majority of Leaders voted for him, said there is much to deliver this year and that every Member needs to focus on this instead of trying to weaken the government through a Vote of No Confidence (VONC). Marape also said that the vote of 84 to 0 shows also the number of the government as opposed to the Opposition side of the house, suggesting that there is no point of a VONC as it will only take up time for the government to implement the projects and activities set for 2024. "My side of government will not run away from our responsibility, and the number as we've seen shows that.” Marape wants to see stability so that the major projects such as Wafi Golpu, Papua LNG, SME support and efforts to address unemployment can go ahead this year. However, PM Marape said there is nothing preventing a Vote of No Confidence to go ahead but said the numbers today that voted for him shows confidence in his leadership, something the Opposition should consider going forward.