(Reuters) - The leader of a mutiny in Papua New Guinea on Thursday demanded the governor-general reinstate former Prime Minister Michael Somare and set a seven-day deadline for lawmakers to resolve a constitutional crisis. The Pacific Island nation has been through a prolonged period of political instability, with incumbent Prime Minister Peter O'Neill taking office late last month after Somare was ruled ineligible to be an MP due to a long illness. Colonel Yaura Sasa claims to head Papua New Guinea's armed forces after soldiers earlier raided barracks and seized their chief commander. ...
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