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Parties and Candidates
PC001
Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
h . Not applicable
Comments: In Kiribati, the political parties are loose groupings rather than disciplined blocks, with little or no structure. Members may change allegiance on a number of occasions during their tenure. It is also common for members to vote according to the special interests of their electorate on certain issues.
Legal framework does not have a clause on political party. Every person submitting himself for election shall be nominated by 3 electors in the electoral district or ward, as the case may be, for which he is a candidate, and no candidate may be nominated for more than 1 electoral district or ward, as the case may be.
Source: Article 12, Elections Ordinance
http://www.paclii.org/ki/legis/consol_act/eo167.pdf
Verified: 2024/11/25
PC003
Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
a . Age b . Citizenship j . Other
Comments: Subject to the provisions of the next following section and of section 118 (1) of this Constitution, a person shall be qualified to be elected as an elected member of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu if, and shall not be so qualified unless he is a citizen of Kiribati; and he has attained the age of 21 years.
Source: Article 55 and 118 (1), Constitution
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Kiribati_2013
Verified: 2024/11/25
PC008
Independent candidates
Question: Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):
g . Not applicable
Comments: In Kiribati, the political parties are loose groupings rather than disciplined blocks, with little or no structure. Members may change allegiance on a number of occasions during their tenure. It is also common for members to vote according to the special interests of their electorate on certain issues.
Legal framework does not have a clause on political party.
Source: Article 32, Constitution
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Kiribati_2013
Verified: 2024/11/25
PC012
Public funding of parties
Question: Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):
a . No
Comments: The candidate or the parties have to fund for their own campaign, the Electoral Commission is not mandated to ask each candidate or party to disclose their financial statement.
Source: International IDEA (2014) "Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns"
https://www.idea.int/sites/default/files/publications/funding-of-political-parties-and-election-campaigns.pdf
International IDEA Political Finance Database
https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/159/55
Verified: 2020/05/05
PC015
Question: What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):
g . Not applicable
Comments: There is no public funding for political parties.
Source:
Verified: 2020/05/01
PC017
Question: Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: The candidate or the parties have to fund for their own campaign, the Electoral Commission is not mandated to ask each candidate or party to disclose their financial statement.
Source: International IDEA Political Finance Database
https://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/159/55
Verified: 2020/05/01
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