The Democratic Party of Nauru (DPN) is a

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in the

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n nation of

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Foundation and leadership

The DPN was founded after the January 1987 elections by former President Kennan Adeang after he had been ousted by Hammer DeRoburt for the second time in two months, with Adeang claiming the support of eight of the eighteen MPs.Ex-president in new party
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', April 1987, p8 The party succeeded the informal Nauru Party headed by Bernard Dowiyogo which had existed since the 1970s. Dowiyogo then supported the DPN in the

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Goals and influence

The most important goal of the DPN was to prevent an expansion of power by DeRoburt and to force the role of the Parliament. In 1989 DeRoburt had been ousted in a vote of no confidence by Kenos Aroi who had been supported by Adeang and his entourage but only for four months. Bernard Dowiyogo is the last DPN member to have been President of Nauru (2003). Afterwards, the DPN increasingly lost influence; considering it hasn't attained a seat in the Parliament since Dowiyogo's death in 2003. In 2003 the son of Kennan Adeang,

David Adeang David Ranibok Waiau Adeang (born 24 November 1969) is a Nauruan politician, currently serving as President of Nauru. Adeang is the former Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru, and Nauru's Minister of Finance and Justice, as well as the Minist ...

, founded the Nauru First party.

References

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