Parliament of Nauru

Parliament of Nauru
Parliament of Nauru
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	31 January 1968; 56 years ago
Leadership
President	Lionel Aingimea, Non-partisan ; since 27 August 2019
Speaker	Marcus Stephen, Non-partisan ; since 27 August 2019
Deputy Speaker	Vacant
Structure
Seats	19
Political groups	Government Nauru First (5) Non-partisan (9) Opposition Non-partisan (4) Non-partisan (1)
Elections
Voting system	Dowdall system
Last election	24 August 2019
Next election	2022
Meeting place
	Parliament Building, Yaren
Website
	Official website
Footnotes
	* all candidates for Parliament officially stand as independents.

The Parliament of Nauru is the unicameral legislature of Nauru. It has 19 members and they are elected for a three-year term in multi-seat constituencies. The President of Nauru is elected by the members of the Parliament.^[1] The number of seats was increased to 19 in 2013.^[2]

References

↑ "About Parliament", Parliament of Nauru Archived 20 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Nauru country brief" Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 10 November 2012

[About_Parliament-1] "About Parliament", Parliament of Nauru Archived 20 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[countrybrief-2] "Nauru country brief" Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 10 November 2012

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