A no confidence vote which threatened Jeremiah Manele's coalition government in Solomon Islands has been withdrawn.
Opposition MPs, led by Central Honiara representative Gordon Darcy Lilo, tabled the motion earlier this month.
However, with parliament recalled on Monday specially for the debate, Mr Lilo opted against putting it.
Instead, he gave brief comments to the house, telling the government to improve performance.
"The situation that we are in right now, I think it requires good encouragement," he said.
"Stick together. Be strong. Run a country in a responsible way ... (don't) derail confidence in running the government of our country.
"Please think about our people, our beloved country, that are struggling (with) high prices."
Mr Lilo ended his contribution with a flourish which drew applause, saying "open all the windows of this chamber and then throw this motion out".
Mr Manele became prime minister following an April election, when his OUR party won the most seats and formed a coalition government.
As part of the coalition talks, previous prime minister and OUR leader Manasseh Sogavare became finance minister.
Mr Manele is viewed as cautious towards Australian diplomatic efforts, as was Mr Sogavare.
In recent weeks, ABC News has reported Canberra and Honiara are working on a deal that would support the Solomon Islands police force however, that announcement was delayed due to the no confidence motion.
Mr Lilo, who was prime minister from 2011-14 before leaving politics for a decade, told local media outlet In-depth Solomons he brought the motion on several grounds.
They included the government's response to cost of living pressures, disunity in the coalition, and a probe into an offshore company linked to the OUR party.
