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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Politics of Nauru</span>

The politics of Nauru take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Nauru is the head of government of the executive branch. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the parliament. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.

Kieren Aedogan Ankwong Keke is a Nauruan politician and medical doctor. He is a member of the Parliament of Nauru and former Minister of Finance and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parliament of Nauru</span> National legislature of Nauru

The Parliament of Nauru has 19 members, elected for a three-year term in multi-seat constituencies. The President of Nauru is elected by the members of the Parliament. The number of seats was increased to 19 following elections in 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Nauruan parliamentary election</span>

Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on April 26, 2008, following the dissolving of Parliament by President Marcus Stephen on April 18. The decision came after what Stephen referred to as "months of political deadlock". Of the parliament's eighteen members, nine supported the Stephen government and nine were in opposition.

Roland Tullen Kun is a Nauruan politician and Member of Parliament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baron Waqa</span> Nauruan politician

Baron Divavesi Waqa is a Nauruan politician who was President of Nauru from 11 June 2013 until 27 August 2019. He previously served as Minister of Education from 2004 to 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sprent Dabwido</span> President of Nauru

Sprent Arumogo Dabwido was a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru between 2011 and 2013, and was also a weightlifter. The son of a parliamentarian, Dabwido was originally elected to the Meneng Constituency in the Parliament of Nauru at the 2004 elections. Having served as Minister for Telecommunications in Marcus Stephen's government from 2009, Dabwido joined the Nauruan opposition faction in November 2011 after Stephen's resignation, and, having passed a motion of no confidence against interim president Freddie Pitcher, was elected president four days later. In his role as president, Dabwido functioned as chairman of the Cabinet of Nauru, and held various portfolios in the Nauruan government.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 Nauruan parliamentary election</span>

Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 8 June 2013. After Parliament was dissolved on 1 March, the elections were set for 6 April. However, a Supreme Court ruling annulled the dissolution and cancelled the elections. Parliament was dissolved again on 23 May, approximately one month before the normal end of its mandate, and elections were set for 22 June 2013, however President Sprent Dabwido declared a state of emergency and brought the election forward to 8 June. Parliament first sat on June 11 and Fisheries Minister Baron Waqa, the leader of the government forces, was elected president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charmaine Scotty</span> Nauruan politician

Charmaine Eraidinomo Scotty is a Nauruan politician who has been a Member of Parliament for Yaren since 2013. She was a cabinet minister from 2013 to 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abkhazia–Nauru relations</span> Bilateral relations

Abkhazia–Nauru relations refers to the bilateral foreign relations between the Republic of Abkhazia and Nauru. Relations were established between the states on 14 December 2009, in the aftermath of the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, which saw Abkhazia gain partial international recognition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Nauruan parliamentary election</span>

Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 9 July 2016. Parliament was dissolved by President Baron Waqa on 10 June after it completed its three-year term. Speaker Ludwig Scotty called the elections for 9 July, with nominations taking place between 19 and 25 June.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Nauruan parliamentary election</span>

Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 24 August 2019. President Baron Waqa lost his seat in Boe Constituency, making him ineligible for a third term. Following the elections, Lionel Aingimea was elected President, winning a parliamentary vote 12–6 against David Adeang.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lionel Aingimea</span> President of Nauru from 2019 to 2022

Lionel Rouwen Aingimea is a Nauruan lawyer and politician. He served as President of Nauru from 2019 to 2022. He currently serves as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Isabella Dageago</span> Nauruan politician

Isabella Dageago is a Nauruan nurse and politician who currently serves as the Minister Health and Home Affairs in the Parliament of Nauru.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Nauruan parliamentary election</span>

Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 24 September 2022 to elect all 19 members of parliament. All candidates were elected on a non-partisan basis. Following the election, Russ Kun, a member of parliament for Ubenide, was elected president by parliament.

The following lists events that happened during 2022 in the Republic of Nauru.

Martin Porky Hunt is a Nauruan politician. Hunt has been a member of Nauruan Parliament and Minister Assisting the President of Nauru and Minister of Finance of Nauru since 29 August 2019. He still holds these positions as of August 2022.

Events in the year 2018 in Nauru.

The Nauru 19 was a group of defendants in cases related to an anti-government protest in Yaren, Nauru in 2015. They faced a long, delayed trial, with alleged government interference. Initially, the case was thrown out on 13 September 2018. However, the government appealed, overturning the permanent stay. In the subsequent retrial, the fifteen remaining members of the group were sentenced to a maximum of 11 months in prison in December 2019. All of the protestors were released by April 2020.

Events in the year 2016 in Nauru.

References

  1. ↑ "Lionel Aingimea is new President of Nauru". Loop Nauru. August 27, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Nauru to hold election on 24 Aug". Loop Nauru. July 16, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ "PPAPD - Nauru Elections return Stephen-led Government". Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Taiwan, Nauru leaders agree to expand bilateral cooperation". Loop Nauru. January 9, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Last refugee children leave Australian offshore camps". Deutsche Welle . February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Nauru parliament passes resolution to reject 'one China' principle". Loop Nauru. March 27, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nauru becomes 193rd WMO Member". Loop Nauru (Press release). May 20, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Members". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ludwig Scotty returns to Nauru parliament after by-election". Loop Nauru (Press release). May 31, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Medal Tally". 2019 Pacific Games . Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ Davidson, Helen (August 23, 2019). "Pakistani refugee sets himself alight on Nauru". The Guardian . Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Nauruans vote today". Loop Nauru (Press release). August 24, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Lionel Aingimea is new President of Nauru". Loop Nauru. August 27, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Nauru recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital". Loop Nauru. August 30, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  15. ↑ Davidson, Helen (December 19, 2019). "Nauru 19 members jailed over protest against crackdown on opposition MPs". The Guardian . Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Former Nauru president Sprent Dabwido dies aged 46". SBS News. 8 May 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
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