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A general election was held in the Marshall Islands on 21 November 2011, to elect the 33-member Nitijela.[1] The general election is held every four years.[1]
An estimated 36,000 Marshallese voted in the election.[1] Final results were not known until after 5 December 2011, when overseas ballots were due.[1]
Unofficial results indicate the incumbent president may have the same one-vote majority in parliament he had before the election.[2]
Health minister Amenta Matthew and former foreign minister Gerald Zackios lost reelection due to postal ballots.[3]
A tie in the race for the Ujae Atoll seat was only broken after a recount.[4]
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Two candidates were nominated for President: the incumbent President Jurelang Zedkaia long-time MP and government minister Christopher Loeak. On 3 January 2012, the Nitijela elected Loeak with 21 votes to 11 votes.[5]
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