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A presidential election was held in Kiribati on 17 October 2007,[1] following the 2007 parliamentary election. President Anote Tong, who was re-elected to parliament in the first round of the parliamentary election, sought another term as president.[2] At the first parliamentary session,[1] four candidates were chosen to appear on the ballot: Anote Tong, Patrick Tatireta, Timon Aneri, and Nabuti Mwemwenikarawa. Opposition nominees Harry Tong (Anote Tong's brother) and Tetaua Taitai were excluded from the ballot,[3] upon which the opposition called for a boycott of the election.[4]
Consequently, voter turnout was just above 50%. Tong won more than 15,500 votes, Mwemwenikarawa won over 8,000 votes, and Tatireta and Anera won less than 400 votes each.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Unclear election results for Kiribati President", ABC Radio Australia, August 31, 2007.
- ^ "Kiribati president returned at general election, likely will form new government", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), August 23, 2007.
- ^ "Nominations prompt call for Kiribati poll boycott", ABC Radio Australia, September 21, 2007.
- ^ a b "Tong re-elected Kiribati president", ABC Radio Australia, October 18, 2007.
