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.
Ludwig Derangadage Scotty is a Nauruan politician who twice served as President of Nauru and was Speaker of Parliament five times between 2000 and 2016. He served as president from 29 May 2003 to 8 August 2003 and again from 22 June 2004 until his ousting in a vote of no confidence on 19 December 2007. He was elected as president in 2003,again from November 2010 to April 2013,and from June 2013 to June 2016.
RenéReynaldo Harris was President of the Republic of Nauru four times between 1999 and 2004. He was a Member of Parliament from 1977 to 2008.
Nauru First is the only formal political party in Nauru.
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.
Russell Effaney Kun is a political figure from the Pacific nation of Nauru and former powerlifter.
David Ranibok Waiau Adeang is a Nauruan politician,currently serving as President of Nauru. Adeang is the former Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru,and Nauru's Minister of Finance and Justice,as well as the Minister Assisting the President of Nauru.
Marcus Ajemada Stephen is a Nauruan politician and former sportsperson who previously was a member of the Cabinet of Nauru,and who served as President of Nauru from December 2007 to November 2011. The son of Nauruan parliamentarian Lawrence Stephen,Stephen was educated at St Bedes College and RMIT University in Victoria,Australia. Initially playing Australian rules football,he opted to pursue the sport of weightlifting,in which he represented Nauru at the Summer Olympics and Commonwealth Games between 1990 and 2002,winning seven Commonwealth gold medals.
Michael Riddell Akua is a political figure from the Pacific nation of the Republic of Nauru.
Derog Gioura was a Nauruan political figure. He was President of the Republic of Nauru (acting) in 2003.
Kennan Ranibok Adeang was a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru for three separate periods during the late 20th century. Born in Nauru,and educated in Australia,including at the Australian School of Pacific Administration,Adeang was first elected to the Parliament of Nauru in 1971,representing the seat of Ubenide,and became a noted opponent of Hammer DeRoburt,the country's first president. He first became president in 1986,serving two short terms at the end of that year. In the following year,1987,Adeang was involved in the establishment of the Democratic Party of Nauru,one of the first political parties in Nauru. He again served as president in late 1996,but lost power after a motion of no confidence. Adeang was active in parliament until 2000,serving at various times in the Cabinet,and also as Speaker from February 1997 to December 1998. In 2007,he was appointed High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji,serving in the position until his death in 2011. His son,David Adeang,also served in the Nauruan parliament,occupying the same constituency as his father.
Nauruan nationality law is regulated by the 1968 Constitution of Nauru,as amended;the Naoero Citizenship Act of 2017,and its revisions;custom;and international agreements entered into by the Nauruan government. These laws determine who is,or is eligible to be,a national of Nauru. The legal means to acquire nationality,formal membership in a nation,differ from the domestic relationship of rights and obligations between a national and the nation,known as citizenship. Nauruan nationality is typically obtained either on the principle of jus soli,i.e. by birth in the Nauru or under the rules of jus sanguinis,i.e. by birth to parents with Nauruan nationality. Naturalization is only available to those with some connection to the country,such as the spouse of a citizen;no amount of time living in Nauru will,by itself,make one eligible for naturalization.
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.
Baron Divavesi Waqa is a Nauruan politician who currently serves as the secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum. He was the President of Nauru from 11 June 2013 until 27 August 2019. He previously served as Minister of Education from 2004 to 2007.
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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.
Nauru–Taiwan relations are relations between the Republic of Nauru and Taiwan,officially the Republic of China (ROC). Official diplomatic relations were first established in 1980. Relations were first severed in 2003,when Nauru opted to recognize the People's Republic of China. Formal bilateral relations with Nauru were reestablished in 2005,and maintained until 2024.
Isabella Dageago is a Nauruan nurse and politician who currently serves as the Minister Health and Home Affairs in the Parliament of Nauru.
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.
