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Tuvalu elects a legislature on a national level. The Parliament of Tuvalu (Palamene o Tuvalu) has 15 members, elected for a four year term in 7 double- and 1 single-seat constituencies. Tuvalu is a de-facto non-partisan democracy since it does not have political parties.
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The Tuvaluan general election, 2010 is the most recent election. Parliament was dissolved on 13 August 2010, and registration began on 28 August 2010.[1] Twenty-six candidates, including all sitting Members of Parliament, stood for the fifteen seats in Parliament.[2] In total, ten MPs were re-elected, while five incumbent MPs lost their seats.[3]
[4]Due to the small population size and scale of the 15 seat parliament, Tuvalu has no 'real political parties', meaning that the political system in Tuvalu exibits the traits of a Non-partisan democracy.
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