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The politics of New Zealand take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy. The basic system is closely patterned on that of the Westminster System, although a number of significant modifications have been made. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who is represented by the Governor-General and the head of government is the Prime Minister who chairs the Cabinet drawn from an elected Parliament.

At the start of this week, Papua New Guinea's often-volatile political landscape seemed relatively calm. The prime minister Peter O'Neill's coalition controlled around 100 votes in the 111-seat parliament and he was still riding high on the excitement of the first lucrative shipments of liquid natural gas to Asia. Fast-forward a week and PNG's political scene is in turmoil, with the prime minister's attempts to dodge corruption allegations sinking him deeper into a legal and political quagmire.