Following the 2006 general election, Sogavare led the Solomon Islands Social Credit Party into a coalition to oust Prime Minister Allan Kemakeza's chosen successor Snyder Rini, but there was much disagreement about who should be its candidate for Prime Minister.
Following the 2006 general election, Sogavare led the Solomon Islands Social Credit Party into a coalition to replace Prime Minister Allan Kemakeza's chosen successor, Snyder Rini, but there was much disagreement about who should be their candidate for Prime Minister.