2024 Kiribati presidential election
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Presidential elections will be held in Kiribati on 25 October 2024.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The president is directly elected by plurality vote from a pool of candidates nominated by and from among members of the House of Assembly.[3] The 2024 parliamentary election resulted in a supermajority for the ruling Tobwaan Kiribati Party, which was subsequently able to block the nomination of opposing presidential candidates. The TKP nominated incumbent president Taneti Maamau, alongside others described as "dummy candidates." [4] Opposition leader Tessie Lambourne decried the move, saying "Kiribati is now a one-party state."[5] Maamau is expected to retain his position.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Needham, Kirsty (15 August 2024). "Kiribati president retains seat in first stage of national election". Reuters. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Wiseman, Don (29 September 2024). "Kiribati to vote for president on 25 October". RNZ News. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Republic of Kiribati - Election for Kiribati Presidency". IFES ElectionGuide. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ a b Wiseman, Don (14 September 2024). "Taneti Maamau in pole position to be president again as Kiribati's lawmakers choose speaker". RNZ Pacific. Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Wiseman, Don (24 September 2024). "Tessie Lambourne claims Kiribati 'now a one-party state', takes aim at Taneti Maamau's leadership". RNZ Pacific. Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
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