National United Party (Vanuatu)

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The Vanuatu National United Party is a political party in Vanuatu. At the last legislative elections, 6 july 2004, the party won 10 out of 52 seats. It is a social democratic party which receives most of its support from English speakers. In 1991, Walter Lini who had served as prime minister of Vanuatu for 12 years as a member of the Vanua'aku Pati and lost his position after a split in the Vanua'aku Pati, joined the National United Party, soon becoming its leader. Following Walter's death in 1999, his brother Ham Lini became party leader. The party became one of the largest political parties in Vanuatu along with the Vanua'aku Party and the Union of Moderate Parties, and participated in coalitions with both at various times. In December 2004, Ham Lini became prime minister, the first member of the Nup to take this position while a member of the party.