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{{Short description|Political party in Nauru}}
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'''Nauru First''' ({{langx|na|Naoero Amo}}) is the only formal [[political party]] in [[Nauru]].

== Philosophy and leading members ==
Its positions tend to be [[Liberalism|liberal]], pro-government [[transparency (humanities)|transparency]], and [[Christian democracy|Christian democratic]]. Its founding members were [[Kieren Keke]] (a [[medical doctor]]), [[David Adeang]] (a [[legal counsel]] and former [[Minister of Finance of Nauru|minister of finance]]), [[Marlene Moses]] (former health minister), [[Roland Kun]] (director of the island's [[fisheries]]), [[Sean Oppenheimer]] (manager of Capelle's, the country's largest private enterprise), who has since resigned from the party due to death threats, and [[Sprent Dabwido]] (an insurance worker). Its official publication is the irregularly-published ''The Visionary'', which contains harsh criticism of government officials.

== Elections ==
In the May 2003 elections three members of Naoero Amo were elected: David Adeang, Kieren Keke, and [[Riddell Akua]]. Adeang became finance minister and Keke minister of health, sports, and transportation. Akua became the Chairman of [[Nauru Phosphate Corporation]]. The ministers lost their posts when President [[Ludwig Scotty]]'s government was ousted in August 2003 but regained new posts when he returned to power on 22 June 2004.

Adeang was the [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Nauru)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] and the [[Minister of Finance of Nauru|Minister of Finance]]. The party continued to support President Scotty, and in the 2007 parliamentary elections, Scotty supporters won most of the seats in Parliament. The party system in [[Nauru]] remains somewhat fluid and it is not known how many of these supporters are members of the Nauru First Party, but it is known that most of the members currently supporting Scotty were reelected, including Adeang.

== Controversies ==
In December 2007, a dispute among Nauru First Party members David Adeang, [[Kieren Keke]] and others led to a [[vote of no-confidence]] in the [[Parliament of Nauru]], unseating the Administration of the [[President of Nauru]], [[Ludwig Scotty]], and the appointment of a government led by newly appointed President [[Marcus Stephen]]. This new Administration excluded Adeang in the ministerial team; he was replaced as minister for Foreign Affairs by Keke.

== References ==
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* {{cite news |title=A new cabinet in Nauru |url=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s2124520.htm |work=Radio Australia |date=20 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20071216223836/http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s2124520.htm |archivedate=16 December 2007}}
* {{cite magazine |last=Keith-Reid |first=Robert |title=Revolt Looking in Nauru: President Rene Harris under the spotlight |url=http://www.pacificmagazine.net/issue/2001/11/01/revolt-looking-in-nauru |magazine=Pacific Magazine |date=1 November 2001 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907040514/http://www.pacificmagazine.net/issue/2001/11/01/revolt-looking-in-nauru |archivedate=7 September 2008}}
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{{Nauruan political parties}}

[[Category:Political parties in Nauru]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2003]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in Nauru]]
[[Category:Christian democratic parties in Oceania]]
[[Category:Liberal parties in Oceania]]