Pillars of Truth
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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.
In the 2003 presidential elections
, its candidate Anote Tong
won 47.4% and was elected president. In the legislative elections of two months earlier, the party won 16 of 41 elected seats.
In the 22 August and 30 August 2007 House of Assembly of Kiribati
elections
, the party won 18 seats. On 17 October 2007, Anote Tong was re-elected as president
by a large majority. The opposition boycotted the election
due to the exclusion of two opposition candidates, including Tong's brother Harry.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Kiribati
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...
.
The party was created through a split in the National Progressive Party
National Progressive Party (Kiribati)
The National Progressive Party is a political party in Kiribati without parliamentary representation. Its leader Harry Tong joined the Maneaban Te Mauri before the 2003 elections....
, which was the first party to rule after Independence in 1979.
In the 2003 presidential elections
Elections in Kiribati
Kiribati elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a four year term by the people. The House of Assembly has 42 members, 40 elected for a four year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies, 1 delegate from Banaba Island and...
, its candidate 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...
won 47.4% and was elected president. In the legislative elections of two months earlier, the party won 16 of 41 elected seats.
In the 22 August and 30 August 2007 House of Assembly of Kiribati
House of Assembly of Kiribati
The House of Assembly of Kiribati has 46 members, 44 elected for a four year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies, 1 delegate from Banaba Island and 1 ex-officio member .Created with the Constitution of 12 July 1979, its new seat is at Ambo since October 2000, on South Tarawa...
elections
Kiribatian parliamentary election, 2007
A parliamentary election took place in Kiribati on 22 August 2007 and 30 August 2007, within 23 constituencies to elect 44 MPs . Two other MPs are ex officio members ....
, the party won 18 seats. On 17 October 2007, Anote Tong was re-elected as president
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...
by a large majority. The opposition boycotted the election
Election boycott
An election boycott is the boycotting of an election by a group of voters, each of whom abstains from voting.Boycotting may be used as a form of political protest where voters feel that electoral fraud is likely, or that the electoral system is biased against its candidates, or that the polity...
due to the exclusion of two opposition candidates, including Tong's brother Harry.
Cabinet members
Below is the list of cabinet members of the Republic of Kiribati for 2007 to 2011 for the Pillars of Truth:- Hon Anote TongAnote TongAnote 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...
- President of the Republic of Kiribati and Minister of Foreign Affairs & Immigration - Hon Teima Onorio - Vice President and Minister of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives
- Hon Amberoti Nikora - Minister of Internal and Social Affairs
- Hon Iotebwa Redfern - Minister of Labour and Human Resources Development
- Hon Tetabo Nakara - Minister of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development
- Hon James Taom - Minister of Education
- Hon Natan Teewe - Minister of Finance and Economic Development
- Hon Tawita Temoku - Minister of LineLine IslandsThe Line Islands, Teraina Islands or Equatorial Islands, is a chain of eleven atolls and low coral islands in the central Pacific Ocean, south of the Hawaiian Islands, that stretches for 2,350 km in a northwest-southeast direction, making it one of the longest islands chains of the world...
and Phoenix IslandsPhoenix IslandsThe Phoenix Islands are a group of eight atolls and two submerged coral reefs, lying in the central Pacific Ocean east of the Gilbert Islands and west of the Line Islands. They are a part of the Republic of Kiribati. During the late 1930s they became the site of the last attempted colonial...
Development - Hon Taberannang Timeon - Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development
- Hon Dr. Kautu Tenaua - Minister of Health and Medical Services
- Hon Kouraiti Beniato - Minister of Public Works and Utilities
- Hon Temate Ereateiti - Minister of Communications Transport and Tourism Development