Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Quits

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Quits
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill speaks during the APEC CEO Summit 2018 at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on Nov. 16, 2018. Fazry Ismail/Pool via REUTERS
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SYDNEY—Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill announced his resignation on Sunday after weeks of high-level defections from the ruling party.

O'Neill’s opponents said on Friday they had mustered enough support in parliament to oust him over a range of grievances including a gas deal with France’s Total, which critics have questioned.