Kiribatian parliamentary election, 2007
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A parliamentary election took place in Kiribati
on 22 August 2007 and 30 August 2007, within 23 constituencies (electoral districts) to elect 44 MPs (43.000 citizens vote). Two other MPs are ex officio members (not elected).
There were 146 candidates in the first round, including all 44 sitting MPs, among them President
Anote Tong
. Most of them represent Pillars of Truth
or Protect the Maneaba
.
The main issues are education and employment.
Eighteen seats were decided in the first round (including that of Tong, who was overwhelmingly re-elected). Tong's Pillars of Truth
and allies independents got twelve of the eighteen seats. For the twenty-six seats where no candidate received a majority, a second round was held on August 30; while party allegiances in Kiribati change regularly, it is likely that the incumbent will be reelected as president in the upcoming presidential election
.
Kiribati
Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the...
on 22 August 2007 and 30 August 2007, within 23 constituencies (electoral districts) to elect 44 MPs (43.000 citizens vote). Two other MPs are ex officio members (not elected).
There were 146 candidates in the first round, including all 44 sitting MPs, among them President
President of Kiribati
The President of Kiribati is the head of state and head of government of Kiribati.Following a general election, by which citizens elect the members of the House of Assembly, members select from their midst "not less than 3 nor more than 4 candidates" for the presidency. No other person may stand...
Anote Tong
Anote Tong
Anote Tong is an I-Kiribati politician with Chinese heritage. He is the current President of Kiribati. He won the election in July 2003 with a slim plurality of votes cast against his brother, Dr. Harry Tong and the private lawyer Banuera Berina...
. Most of them represent Pillars of Truth
Pillars of Truth
Pillars of Truth is a political party in Kiribati.The party was created through a split in the National Progressive Party, which was the first party to rule after Independence in 1979....
or Protect the Maneaba
Protect the Maneaba
Protect the Maneaba is a political party in Kiribati created by the merger of the National Progressive Party and the Christian Democratic Party....
.
The main issues are education and employment.
Eighteen seats were decided in the first round (including that of Tong, who was overwhelmingly re-elected). Tong's Pillars of Truth
Pillars of Truth
Pillars of Truth is a political party in Kiribati.The party was created through a split in the National Progressive Party, which was the first party to rule after Independence in 1979....
and allies independents got twelve of the eighteen seats. For the twenty-six seats where no candidate received a majority, a second round was held on August 30; while party allegiances in Kiribati change regularly, it is likely that the incumbent will be reelected as president in the upcoming presidential election
Kiribatian presidential election, 2007
A presidential election was held in Kiribati on 17 October 2007, following the 2007 parliamentary election. President Anote Tong, who was re-elected to parliament in the first round of the parliamentary election, sought another term as president...
.
External links
- Parliament of Kiribati - Members (on the Parliament of Kiribati's official website)
- Parliament of Kiribati – Members (on TSKLTelecom Services Kiribati LimitedTelecom Services Kiribati Limited, often abbreviated as TSKL, is the sole communications provider to the Republic of Kiribati. In addition to traditional telecommunication, TSKL offers such services as telegram and facsimile services...
.net.ki.ki.ki is the Internet country code top-level domain for Kiribati.From the early 1990s to the early 2000s the domain was managed on behalf of the Republic of Kiribati by an Australian ISP, Connect.com.au with the Forum Fisheries Agency, based in Honiara, Solomon Islands as original sponsor, then...
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