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2022 Nauruan Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 24 September 2022 to elect all 19 members of parliament. All candidates were elected on a non-partisan basis. Following the election, Russ Kun, a member of parliament for Ubenide, was elected president by parliament. Background In the 2019 elections, nearly half of the Parliament members lost their seats, including incumbent President Baron Waqa. Justice minister David Adeang, Waqa's deputy, retained his seat. Adeang was a candidate in the following presidential election; he lost to Lionel Aingimea, who had been an assistant minister. The Aingimea government implemented some electoral changes. Potential candidates in regularly scheduled general elections were now required to register their intention 270 days before the end of the parliamentary term. These declared candidates would then file nominations during the nomination period. To address public concerns about granting citizenship to foreigners, the government held a constit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Nauru
The president of Nauru is elected by Parliament of Nauru, Parliament from among its members, and is both the head of state and the head of government of Nauru. Nauru's unicameral Parliament has 19 members, with an electoral term of three years. List of political parties in Nauru, Political parties only play a minor role in Politics of Nauru, Nauru politics, and there have often been periods of instability in the Presidential office. Shifting allegiances among a small number of individuals can lead to frequent changes in the makeup of the government, including who occupies the office of the president. List of officeholders ; Political parties Latest election See also * List of colonial governors of Nauru References {{Heads of state and government of Oceania Politics of Nauru Presidents by country, Nauru Presidents of Nauru, Nauru politics-related lists, Presidents 1968 establishments in Nauru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BDO Global
BDO (an acronym for Binder Dijker Otte) is an international professional services network of public accounting, tax, consulting and business advisory firms headquartered in Zaventem, Belgium. The network is coordinated by BDO Global Coordination B.V., a limited liability company incorporated in Belgium, while each BDO member firm is part of BDO International Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee. BDO is the fifth-largest accounting network in the world, with global income of its member firms totalling US$ 15 billion in 2024. Each BDO member firm is an independent legal entity in its own country. The network was founded in 1963 as Binder Seidman International Group by firms from Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and the US. In 1973, the organisation adopted the name BDO, made up from the initials of the three founding firms: Binder (UK), Dijker (Netherlands) and Otte (Germany). Operations by country Australia Established in 1975, BDO Australia has offices in Bris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Scotty
Ludwig Derangadage Scotty (born 20 June 1948) is a Nauruan politician who twice served as President of Nauru and was Speaker of Parliament five times between 2000 and 2016. He served as president from 29 May 2003 to 8 August 2003 and again from 22 June 2004 until his ousting in a vote of no confidence on 19 December 2007. Background and earlier career Scotty grew up in Anabar in the north of Nauru; he attended secondary school from 1960 until 1964 and studied law at the University of the South Pacific in the Fijian capital city Suva. On 15 March 1983 he was first elected to the Parliament for his district Anbar; in his longtime tenure as parliament member Scotty was the chairman of the Bank of Nauru, the Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation and in the board of directors of Air Nauru. He served as Speaker of Parliament from April 2000 to March 2001, May 2001 to December 2002, February 2004 to April 2004, November 2010 to April 2013, and June 2013 to July 2016, while representing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tawaki Kam
Lyn-Wannan Tawaki Kam is a Nauruan politician, and former sports figure. Parliamentary role He stood unsuccessfully for the 2010 general elections,Official results of the 2010 general election government of Nauru then was elected Member of for Meneng in the June 2013 general elections. He was unseated in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton Dube
Milton Ross Dube is a Nauruan politician. He took part in the June 2010 parliamentary election, and came first in the Aiwo Constituency, unseating Opposition MP Dantes Tsitsi. It was Dube's first term in Parliament,Nauru: élections du 19 juin 2010 Union interparlementaire and he was the sole new MP elected to Parliament, his 17 fellow MPs all being re-elected incumbents. There are no political parties in Nauru, but nine MPs were aligned with president 's incumbent government, while eight were members of the Opp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Nauru
The COVID-19 pandemic in Nauru is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Nauru on 2 April 2022. Background By March 2020, the government declared a national emergency as a preventive measure, suspending all but one weekly flight to the country and instituting a 14-day quarantine for all arrivals. By June 2020, the government had formed a COVID-19 Taskforce. On 14 December, a historical case was identified on a shipping vessel. Since the case remained on board, it is not considered to have entered Nauru. As of 2 May 2022 in reporting to the WHO, there have been five confirmed COVID-19 cases; 22,976 vaccines doses have been administered, accounting for 79% of the population with two doses and 49% with the booster. By July 2023, the government had disbanded the COVID-19 Taskforce, redirecting COVID-19 cases to the Republic of Nauru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Election Monitoring
Election monitoring involves the observation of an election by one or more independent parties, typically from another country or from a non-governmental organization (NGO). The monitoring parties aim primarily to assess the conduct of an election process on the basis of national legislation and of international election standards. There are national and international election observers. Monitors do not directly prevent electoral fraud, but rather record and report instances of suspicious practices. The monitoring may serve to disincentivize, prevent or minimize practices that undermine election quality, as well as Election violence, election-related violence. Election observation increasingly looks at the entire electoral process over a long period of time, rather than at election-day proceedings only. The Legitimacy (political science), legitimacy of an election can be affected by the criticism of monitors, unless they are themselves seen as biased. A notable individual is oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writ Of Election
A writ of election is a writ issued ordering the holding of an election. In Commonwealth countries writs are the usual mechanism by which general elections are called and are issued by the head of state or their representative. In the United States, writs are more commonly used to call special elections for political offices. In some countries, especially in Canada,Haydn Watters"Many writs, no 'dropping': What the election call actually means" ''CBC News'', September 11, 2019 the process of issuing writs of election is referred to as "dropping the writ", likely derived from the phrase "drawing up the writ". In some parliamentary systems, the head of government (e.g. prime minister or premier) advises the head of state to issue writs of election (typically following the dissolution of parliament in order to hold general elections, but also for by-elections). The head of state usually reserves the right to refuse the request, in which case the head of government is required b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Stephen
Marcus Ajemada Stephen (born 1 October 1969) is a Nauruan politician and former sportsperson who previously was a member of the Cabinet of Nauru, and who served as President of Nauru from December 2007 to November 2011. The son of Nauruan parliamentarian Lawrence Stephen, Stephen was educated at St Bedes College and RMIT University in Victoria, Australia. Initially playing Australian rules football, he opted to pursue the sport of weightlifting, in which he represented Nauru at the Summer Olympics and Commonwealth Games between 1990 and 2002, winning seven Commonwealth gold medals. After his retirement from weightlifting, Stephen worked at the Bank of Nauru before being elected to parliament at the 2003 elections. Having occupied various portfolios in the Nauruan government under President René Harris, Stephen was sworn in as president after moving a no confidence motion against his predecessor, Ludwig Scotty. His term as president was marked by allegations of corrupti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nauru Electoral Commission
The Nauru Electoral Commission (NEC) is the body which oversees elections in Nauru. History Before the NEC, Nauruan elections were administered by the chief secretary, who was a political appointment by the president. The NEC was established in March 2016, after parliament passed the Electoral Act. Shortly after its establishment, the NEC was provided with technical assistance from the Commonwealth of Nations ahead of the 2016 parliamentary election. Joseph Cain was first appointed Electoral Commissioner. He served from 2016 to 2020. His successor, former deputy electoral commissioner Sylvana Deireragea was appointed in 2020. Membership and responsibilities The NEC consists of three members: an electoral commissioner, and two deputy electoral commissioners. Members of the NEC are appointed for four year terms by the president, with advice from parliament. Responsibility for the NEC falls under the ministerial portfolio of the president. The organisation is headquartered at Civic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compulsory Voting
Compulsory voting, also called universal civic duty voting or mandatory voting, is the requirement that registered voters participate in an election. As of January 2023, 21 countries have compulsory voting laws. Law enforcement in those countries varies considerably, and the penalty for not casting a ballot without a proper justification ranges from severe to non-existent. History Antiquity Athenian democracy held that it was every Athenian citizen's duty to participate in decision-making, but attendance at the assembly was voluntary. Sometimes there was some form of social opprobrium to those not participating, particularly if they were engaging in other public activity at the time of the assembly. For example, Aristophanes's comedy '' Acharnians'' 17–22, in the 5th century BC, shows public slaves herding citizens from the agora into the assembly meeting place ('' Pnyx'') with a red-stained rope. Those with red on their clothes were fined. This usually happens if fewer th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
