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Electoral Systems

Nauru Nauru

ES001

Head of State
Question:How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s): a. Head of State is the Head of Government
d. Indirectly elected by legislature
Comments: "There shall be a President of Nauru, who shall be elected by Parliament." "Parliament shall elect a President (a) whenever the office of President is vacant; (b) at the first sitting of Parliament next following its dissolution..."
Source: Constitution 1968, Art. 16. (http://www.naurugov.nr/media/21406/constitution_19.5.1968.pdf)
Verified: 2019/07/01
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ES002

Head of Government
Question:How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer: c. Indirectly elected by legislature/chosen by parliament
Comments: "There shall be a President of Nauru, who shall be elected by Parliament." "Parliament shall elect a President (a) whenever the office of President is vacant; (b) at the first sitting of Parliament next following its dissolution..."
Source: Constitution 1968, Art. 16. (http://www.naurugov.nr/media/21406/constitution_19.5.1968.pdf)
Verified: 2019/07/01
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ES003

President
Question:Does the country have a president?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: "There shall be a President of Nauru, who shall be elected by Parliament."
Source: Constitution 1968, Art. 16. (http://www.naurugov.nr/media/21406/constitution_19.5.1968.pdf)
Verified: 2012/06/28
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ES004

Number of Chambers
Question:The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer: a. One chamber
Comments:
Source: Constitution 1968, Art. 26 & 28.(http://www.naurugov.nr/media/21406/constitution_19.5.1968.pdf)
Verified: 2012/06/28
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ES005

Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question:What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s): b. Alternative Vote
Comments: Nauru employs a preferential voting system in which voters use numbers to mark their preferences on the ballot paper. Each preference marked is then assigned a voting value inversely proportional to the rank (e.g. the first choice is assigned 1 unit, the second choice 0.5 unit, the third choice 0.33 unit and so on). The total number of voting units each candidate receives is then totaled, and the candidates with the highest totals, equal to the number of seats to be filled in each constituency, are elected.
Source: Electoral Act 2016, Art. 84-85. (http://ronlaw.gov.nr/nauru_lpms/files/acts/d83250a1ebdc56c1701fa7aa245af5b1.pdf)
Verified: 2019/07/01
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