Leadership

 During Price’s six-year tenure as Regional Executive Pacific, she has been responsible for driving the adoption of digital banking and has advocated for financial literacy and inclusion in the region.

 Price has also built strong, mutually-respectful relationships with regulators which helped ensure ANZ’s customers could navigate their way through COVID-19 successfully.

Reflecting on her time in the Pacific, Price said: “The Pacific is a remarkable, challenging and rewarding place to live and work, and it has been a privilege for me.

The former Minister for Education Sports and Culture, Loau Keneti Sio, told the Samoa Observer April's election result and recent by-elections speak volumes and "the buck stops with the leaders".

The Human Rights Protection Party lost the election by one seat and has since lost four of six by-elections.

Loau said the party has to be honest with itself and the country and admit that the only option is for the party leaders to move on.

Fiji’s candidate for the position is seasoned diplomat and former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, nominated in recognition of his ability to bring strong and decisive leadership to the Forum at this time. Announcing the nomination in August, Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama highlighted the careful consideration of the complex regional environment and the need for Ratu Inoke’s strong and visionary leadership to be able to guide, advise and broker political relationships and agreements in the best interest of the Pacific people.

The BBC spoke to analysts about the contenders and whether history is on their side.

A male member of the Kim family has been in charge of North Korea ever since its founding by Kim Il-sung in 1948 - and the mythology of this family runs deep throughout society.

Propaganda about its greatness begins for citizens before they can even read: pre-schoolers sing a song called: "I want to see our leader Kim Jong-un."