Nauru
Parliamentary, August 25, 2007
Description of Electoral System:
(courtesy of IFES election guide)
The President is elected by parliament to serve a 3-year term. In the Parliament 18 members are elected by popular vote to serve 3-year terms.
Electoral Systems Snapshot
(Courtesy of International IDEA)
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| Electoral System for Natural Legislature | BC |
| Type | Other |
| Tiers | 1 |
| Legislature Size (Directly elected, voting members) | 18, 18 |
| Electoral System for President | - |
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Politics in Nauru
(courtesy of wikipedia)
DID YOU KNOW?
Nauru uses the Modified Borda Count – a preferential system not found in any other country in the world.
Politics of Nauru takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Nauru is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the parliament. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Nauru: Constitution (1968)
