Kiribatian parliamentary election, 2007

A parliamentary election took place in Kiribati on 22 August 2007 and 30 August 2007, within 23 constituencies (electoral districts) to elect 44 MPs (43.000 citizens vote). Two other MPs are "ex officio" members (not elected).

There were 146 candidates in the first round, including all 44 sitting MPs, among them President Anote Tong.Phil Mercer, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6957975.stm "Kiribati voters go to the polls"] , BBC News, 22 August 2007.] Most of them represent Pillars of Truth or Protect the Maneaba.

The main issues are education and employment.

Eighteen seats were decided in the first round (including that of Tong, who was overwhelmingly re-elected). Tong's Pillars of Truth and allies independents got twelve of the eighteen seats. [ [http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=34638 "About 60 percent of Kiribati parliament to be decided in next week’s second round of voting"] , Radio New Zealand International, August 23, 2007.] For the twenty-six seats where no candidate received a majority, a second round was held on August 30; while party allegiances in Kiribati change regularly, it is likely that the incumbent will be reelected as president in the upcoming presidential election. [ [http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=34821 "44 Kiribati MPs chosen - election of president pending"] , Radio New Zealand International, August 31, 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://www.parliament.gov.ki/members.html#2003 Parliament of Kiribati - Members] (on the Parliament of Kiribati's official website)
* [http://www.tskl.net.ki/parliament/members.html Parliament of Kiribati – Members] (on TSKL.net.ki)