Honiara [Solomon Islands], May 2 (ANI): The Solomon Islands’ legislators have chosen Jeremiah Manele, a former foreign minister, to be their new prime minister. In a secret ballot on Thursday, Manele, who has promised to uphold the Pacific nation’s China-friendly foreign policy, received 31 votes, according to Al Jazeera. Whereas, his opponent, longtime opposition leader Matthew Wale, secured 18 votes. The vote in the 50-member parliament took place amid heightened security in the capital, Honiara, with squadrons of police patrolling the parliamentary grounds to ward off potential unrest. Mane…