Sir Michael Somare has been reinstated as Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister today but he is not guaranteed to lead the country as his rival, Peter O'Neill, still maintains he is prime minister.
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PNG Governor-General Michael Ogio reinstated Sir Michael in a ceremony at Government House about 11am.
Former attorney-general Sir Arnold Ahmet told reporters outside Government House there was never any doubt who should be prime minister.
"Everything went to script. Sir Michael was restored as Prime Minister," he said.
"There is nothing to compromise. I don't even say arrangement, the constitutional fact is the Somare government has been restored by the court and everybody must respect that.
"We want to ensure our international development partners and business community [that] the rule of law will prevail," he said.
Sir Michael was flanked by supporters who are hoping to form government after the Supreme Court on Monday ruled Mr O'Neill's government was unconstitutionally formed.
The three-to-two ruling set about two nights of tension between both camps which are claiming legitimacy.
Mr O'Neil maintains the numbers to rule while Sir Michael will have to start offering lucrative positions in his minority government to lure MPs back.
On Tuesday the Speaker Jeffrey Nape refused to recognise the Supreme Court ruling while Mr O'Neill's team filled the government benches.
MPs voted to dump Sir Michael and replace him with Mr O'Neill on August 2. Sir Michael had been absent for five months while he was in Singapore recovering from heart surgery.
