Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele is the latest Pacific island leader under pressure following a proposed vote of no confidence in the national parliament from as early as Monday.
Jefferson Hallu, the clerk to the parliament, issued a public statement on Friday following a number of media inquiries to confirm the motion that was formally put on notice on Thursday.
Hallu downplayed the actions of internal strife ahead for concerned locals, explaining a motion goes to the heart of key principles behind a working parliamentary democracy.
"It is a mechanism to check whether the government has the full confidence of the House (of Representatives) as the ruling government or not," he said.
But Solomon Islands police in Honiara have recruited officers from the corrections services to assist them in maintaining law and order in the lead-up to a vote heading into the festive season.
The Solomon Islands government has indicated it will continue to push budget discussions first for recurrent expenditure, with a consensus within the Ownership, Unity and Responsibility (OUR) Party prepared to wait before taking on the no-confidence motion.
Hallu believed the motion will be dealt with on Monday whether the budget is passed or not.
Parliament staff earlier confirmed the motion did not appear on the draft order paper for Friday's sitting.
It remains unclear however sources within the islands say the challenge has been brought on by ex-Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo as the chairman of the public accounts committee.
OUR Party has been running a minority government and occupies 30 per cent, just the 15 seats, of the representation in the unicameral parliament.
The motion was submitted against a backdrop of Mr Manele's policy flops, including allegations of unfair tax exemptions and lost revenue from mining.
Mr Manele, the ex-foreign minister, has only been in charge of the Solomon Islands government for little more than the nine months after long-time party leader Manasseh Sogavare stepped down from the role in April, pledging not to seek a fifth term during this year's parliamentary vote on May 2.
Mr Sogavare resigned after claiming in 2022 the nation could not afford holding general elections that was scheduled for 2023 over the costs hosting the Pacific Games the same year.
The Opposition condemned Mr Sogavare, accusing the 69-year-old of a power grab after he switched the Solomons' political allegiances from USA and the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the People's Republic of China despite one rogue province defying his stance and continuing trade separately with Taiwan.
The no-confidence motion move comes just days after the prime minister of Tonga resigned earlier in the week, setting up a Christmas Eve prime ministerial election in the Kingdom.
Elsewhere in the Pacific, last month's dissolution of the Vanuatu parliament triggered a snap election that is set to occur on 14 January.
