Nauruan Parliament

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Nauruan Parliament
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Basic data
Seat: Parliament Building, Yaren
Legislative period : three years
First session: January 31, 1968
MPs: 19 members (all independent)
Current legislative period
Last choice: July 9, 2016
Next choice: August 2019
Chair: Speaker, Cyril Buraman (since July 12, 2016)
Website
www.naurugov.nr

Coordinates: 0 ° 32 ′ 49.6 ″  S , 166 ° 55 ′ 0.4 ″  E

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Nauru

The Nauru Parliament , also known as The House , is the supreme legislative power in the island state of Nauru . The unicameral parliament was established on January 31, 1968 in the course of the independence of Naurus under Articles 26 and 27 of the constitution.

The parliament consists of 19 members who are all independent ( non-party ). It elects the president from among its number. The 22nd parliament was elected in the last election in 2016. Acting President is Lionel Aingimea .

Seat of parliament

Parliament is sitting in a complex of buildings in Yaren that is made up mostly of pink and white marble from Australia . In addition to the boardroom, various offices and secretariats, the building also houses the canteen and the parliamentary archive.

Parliament usually holds its sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

elections

Electoral process

As a rule, the Nauruan parliament is elected every three years, unless it is dissolved earlier. The parliamentary elections take place according to the Dowdall system, a modified Borda electoral system (since several members are elected in each of the eight constituencies instead of just one). Each voter must prioritize the candidates running in his constituency on the ballot paper according to his ideas (1 for highest priority). The priorities are associated with (decreasing) scores and the candidates with the most points are considered elected.

Voting is compulsory for those eligible to vote; refusal will incur a fine of AU $ 6 . Nauruan citizens who have reached the age of 20 and live in the country are entitled to vote. The same prerequisites apply to the candidates, and certain persons are excluded (non-rehabilitated bankruptcy debtors, the mentally ill, those sentenced to death or imprisonment of at least one year). A candidate must pay AU $ 500 to run in the election. This fee was previously AU $ 100, but was increased by the government in the run-up to the 2016 election (after an initial announcement of AU $ 2,000, which was withdrawn after a challenge to the Supreme Court).

Last choice

The current 22nd parliament was elected on July 9, 2016 (or July 11, 2016 in the constituency of Aiwo ). There had been controversy in the previous three-year term. In May and June 2014, a total of five members of parliament ( Mathew Batsiua , Roland Kun , Sprent Dabwido , Squire Jeremia and Kieren Keke ) were suspended because they had criticized the government of President Baron Waqa in the media or their behavior as was classified as "behaving in an unruly manner". After that the parliament consisted of only 14 members. In the next election in 2016, four of the politicians concerned ran again, but only Kieren Keke was successful. Almost all of the remaining MPs were re-elected except for Ludwig Scotty and Marcus Stephen . It was the first Nauruan parliamentary election to allow international observers.

On July 12, 2016, Parliament re-elected Baron Waqa as President with a 16-2 vote. The rival candidate was Riddell Akua .

Members of the Nauruan Parliament

Constituency since July 9, 2016 Remarks
Aiwo Milton Dube
Aaron Cook
Anabar Jaden Dogireiy
Riddell Akua
Anetan Sean Oppenheimer
Cyril Buraman speaker
Boe Asterio Appi
Baron Waqa President Naurus
Buada Shadlog Bernicke
Jason Agir
Meneng Tawaki Kam
Lionel Aingimea
Vodrick Detsiogo
Ubenide David Adeang
Ranin Akua
Russ Kun
Valdon Dowiyogo until December 8, 2016 (deceased)
Gabrissa Hartman from January 20, 2017 (for Valdon Dowiyogo)
Yaren Charmaine Scotty
Kieren Keke

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ establishment of the Parliament naurugov.nr. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  2. ^ A b Nauru Parliament Archives of the Inter-Parliamentary Union . Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ Suspended Nauru MPs accused of high treason by the speaker of parliament. In: Australia Network News , June 27, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ Nauru 2016 elections wrap up naurugov.nr. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ 2016 naurugov.nr, accessed on October 20, 2018.