United Coalition Party Karikirakean Te I-Kiribati | |
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| Founded | August 2010 |
| Dissolved | January 2016 |
| Merger of | Kiribati Independent Party Protect the Maneaba |
| Merged into | Tobwaan Kiribati Party |
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The United Coalition Party, also known as the Improving I-Kiribati Welfare Party (Gilbertese : Karikirakean Te I-Kiribati; KTK), was a political party in Kiribati.
The party was established in August 2010 as a merger of the Kiribati Independent Party and Protect the Maneaba. [1] The new party held 12 seats, making it the largest opposition faction. This resulted in its leader Rimeta Beniamina being appointed Leader of the Opposition. [1] However, he later defected to the Maurin Kiribati Party (MKP). [1]
In the 2011 parliamentary elections the party won ten seats. As a result it was able to nominate Tetaua Taitai for the 2012 presidential elections. Taitai finished second with 35% of the vote.
In January 2016 it merged with the MKP to form the Tobwaan Kiribati Party. [2]
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