Parliamentary election in Nauru 2007
The parliamentary elections in Nauru 2007 took place on August 25, 2007.
History and result
After the first regular legislative period without a vote of no confidence in decades and without major political unrest, President Ludwig Scotty moved the elections scheduled for October forward by two months in July 2007. On August 25, 2007, the Nauruan people elected a new parliament; first reliable results were expected in early September.
Despite Scotty's sometimes unpopular reform policy, he was able to win 15 of the 18 seats, according to initial projections. On August 28, President Scotty was confirmed in office in the Nauruan Parliament . The opposition around ex-President René Harris , which had shrunk to three parliamentarians , first nominated Scotty's vice -president David Adeang , who rejected it on the grounds that it was not a game. Then the opposition nominated Marcus Stephen , while Adeang nominated Scotty. Scotty finally won the election clearly with 14 to 3 votes. Scotty then nominated his usual cabinet of ministers before the election, with Adeang as foreign minister and Valdon Dowiyogo as parliamentary speaker.