Editing Elections in Nauru (section)

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{{Politics of Nauru}}
Nauru elects on a national level a [[head of state]] (the [[President (government title)|president]]) and a [[legislature]]. [[Parliament of Nauru|Parliament]] has 19 members (increased from 18 for the [[2013 Nauruan parliamentary election|2013 election]]), elected for a three-year term in multi-seat [[constituency|constituencies]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Who comprises Parliament? - The Government of the Republic of Nauru|url=http://www.naurugov.nr/parliament-of-nauru/about-parliament/who-comprises-parliament.aspx|access-date=22 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824210905/http://www.naurugov.nr/parliament-of-nauru/about-parliament/who-comprises-parliament.aspx|archive-date=24 August 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> The president is elected for a three-year term by the parliament.

However, there are frequent changes of government in [[Nauru]] which occur without an election;{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} most recently, in October 2023, when [[David Adeang]] was elected as the new [[President of Nauru]] following a no-confidence vote for [[Russ Kun]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-30 |title=David Adeang elected as the new President of Nauru |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/501301/david-adeang-elected-as-the-new-president-of-nauru |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref>