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Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 24 April 2010, [1] following the dissolution of parliament by President Marcus Stephen on 16 March 2010. [2] The election was called due to repeated attempts to oust the government of Marcus Stephen in votes of no-confidence. There were 86 candidates, eight of them women. [3]
A constitutional referendum was held in Nauru on 27 February 2010. [1] Voters were asked to vote on amendments to the constitution, most notably a change to a directly elected president (instead of one chosen by parliament) and a strengthening of human rights legislation (but also a clarification of the distribution of powers and other, less notable amendments). [2]
On 13 July the newly elected MPs elected the president, who was required by the constitution be a member of parliament. [23] All new members joined the presidential majority, allowing Waqa to be re-elected president by sixteen votes to two against opposition Nauru First candidate Riddell Akua .
A constitutional referendum was held in Nauru on 13 November 2021. The referendum was the result of government proposal to amend article 31 of the constitution to bar naturalised citizens and their descendants from becoming members of parliament, or holding the presidency or ministerial posts. [1] The proposal was approved by 71% of voters.
Australia had administered the former Germany colony of Nauru since its capture in 1914, with the except of the period of Japanese occupation during World War II. In 1947, Nauru was placed under United Nations trusteeship with Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom as trustees and Australia designated as the "administering authority".
The constitution of the Republic of Nauru was adopted following national independence on 31 January 1968. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 2007 there were political debates in progress with a view to amend aspects of the Constitution, owing to the challenge of widely acknowledged political instability.
Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 8 June 2013. [1] After Parliament was dissolved on 1 March, [2] the elections were set for 6 April. [3] However, a Supreme Court ruling annulled the dissolution and cancelled the elections. [4]
A Constitutional Convention was elected in 1967 and produced a new constitution in preparation for independence, which provided for an 18-member Legislative Assembly with a three-year term. The Assembly would then appoint a five-member Council of State to exercise executive power .