Solomon Islands will elect its new prime minister next week. With the calling of a meeting of parliamentarians of the 50-member House to elect the next prime minister, the various parties now have four days to nominate their preferred candidate. The meeting is scheduled to begin next Wednesday.Over the past week the various political camps have at times merged, split, and splintered, with the three main groupings currently claiming a majority of MPs.Security will be high around parliament house and Honiara to ensure there is no repeat of the election violence of 2006.