Elections in Kiribati

Kiribati elects on national level a legislature and then a head of state - the president. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. The House of Assembly (Maneaba ni Maungatabu) has 45 members, 44 elected for a four-year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies, and 1 delegate from Banaba Island.

Kiribati
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Kiribati has a Westminster system two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

Latest elections

2016 Presidential election
Main article: 2016 Kiribati presidential election
Candidate Party Votes %
Taneti MamauTobwaan Kiribati Party19,83359.96
Rimeta BeniaminaPillars of Truth12,76438.59
Tianeti IoanePillars of Truth4821.46
Invalid/blank votes168–
Total33,247100
Registered voters/turnout
Source: Pina

2015-16 Parliamentary election
Party First round Second round Total
seats		 +/–
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Pillars of Truth26+11
United Coalition Party19
Maurin Kiribati Party
Elected Speaker––––––10
Invalid/blank votes––––––
Total1925460
Registered voters/turnout––––
Source: IPU
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