The politics of Vanuatu take place within the framework of a constitutional democracy. The constitution provides for a representative parliamentary system. The head of the Republic is an elected president. The prime minister of Vanuatu is the head of government.
Edward Nipake Natapei Tuta Fanua`araki was a Vanuatuan politician. He was the prime minister of Vanuatu on two occasions,and was previously the minister of Foreign Affairs briefly in 1991,the acting president of Vanuatu from 2 March 1999 to 24 March 1999 and the deputy prime minister. He was the president of the Vanua'aku Pati,a socialist,Anglophone political party.
John Bennett Bani is a former Vanuatuan politician who was the president of Vanuatu from 25 March 1999 to 24 March 2004. He is an Anglican priest from Pentecost Island,and is one of the founders of the Cultural Association which later become the Vanua'aku Pati.
The 2008 United States presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election,held on Tuesday,November 4,2008. The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama,the junior senator from Illinois,and Joe Biden,the senior senator from Delaware,defeated the Republican ticket of John McCain,the senior senator from Arizona,and Sarah Palin,the governor of Alaska. Obama became the first African American to be elected to the presidency,as well as being only the third sitting United States senator elected president,joining Warren G. Harding and John F. Kennedy. Meanwhile,this was only the second successful all-senator ticket along with the 1960 election and is the only election where both major party nominees were sitting senators. This was the first election since 1952 in which neither the incumbent president nor vice president was on the ballot,as well as the first election since 1928 in which neither ran for the nomination.
Alfred Maseng Nalo was a Vanuatuan politician. He served as speaker of the Parliament from December 1991 to November 1995,and foreign minister from 1995 until 1996. He was also the president of Vanuatu for two brief periods lasting about a month each,during 1994 and 2004.
Josias Moli is a Vanuatuan politician who served as speaker of the Parliament of Vanuatu and acting president of Vanuatu.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Missouri was held on November 4,2008,and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election,which took place throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose 11 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 1968 United States presidential election in California took place on November 5,1968,as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. State voters chose 40 representatives,or electors,to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 4,2008,as a part of the 2008 United States presidential election throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Voters chose nine representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The Republic of Vanuatu has been a member of the United Nations since the year of its independence in 1980. The country was a particularly active member in the 1980s,when,governed by Prime Minister Father Walter Lini and represented by Ambassador Robert Van Lierop,it was a consistent advocate for decolonisation. Subsequently,its emphasis within the United Nations shifted to the issue of climate change and the vulnerability of Small Island Developing States.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Wisconsin took place on November 4,2008,as part of the 2008 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. State voters chose 10 electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting Democratic U.S. Senator from Illinois Barack Obama,and his running mate U.S. Senator from Delaware Joe Biden,against Republican challenger and U.S. Senator from Arizona John McCain and his running mate,Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Nevada was part of the 2008 United States presidential election,which took place on November 4,2008,throughout all 50 states and D.C. Voters chose five representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2008 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 4,2008. Voters chose five representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 4,2008,and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. State voters chose six representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Florida took place on November 4,as part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Florida voters chose 27 representatives,or electors to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
AndréMichel Rittie is a former Ambassador Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary of Vanuatu. Ritte was formerly accredited as Ambassador to Morocco. He served as the official representative of Vanuatu with residence in Rabat.
An indirect presidential election was held in Vanuatu on 1 September and 2 September 2009. The electors are the 52 MPs and the six heads of provincial governments;ten signatures of support are required for nomination. Outgoing president Kalkot Mataskelekele was renominated for a second term,but Iolu Abil ultimately succeeded in winning a five-year term after three rounds of voting by the electoral college.
Iolu Johnson Abil is a Vanuatuan politician. He was elected and sworn in as the president of Vanuatu on 2 September 2009.
