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{{Politics of Kiribati}}

'''Politics of Kiribati''' takes place in a framework of a [[parliamentary system|parliamentary]] [[representative democracy|representative democratic]] [[republic]], whereby the ''Beretitenti'', [[President of Kiribati]], is both the [[head of state]] and [[head of government]], and of a [[multi-party system]]. [[Executive power]] is exercised by the government, Beretitenti, and his [[Cabinet of Kiribati|cabinet]], all MPs. [[Legislative power]] is exercised by the [[House of Assembly of Kiribati|House of Assembly]]. The [[Judiciary of Kiribati]] is independent of the executive and the legislature.
The [[Constitution of Kiribati]], promulgated at independence on 12 July 1979, establishes the [[Kiribati|Republic of Kiribati]] as a sovereign democratic republic and guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens and residents.

==Executive branch==

After each general election, the new-elected ''Maneaba ni Maungatabu'' (House of Assembly) nominates not less than three nor more than four of its own members to stand as candidates for President (''Beretitenti''). The voting public then elects the Beretitenti from among these candidates. On 22 June 2020, for the first election ever since 1979 Independence, two candidates only have been nominated — unless Section 32(2) of the Constitution writes “not less than 3”. On 17 June 2020, Judgment of Sir [[John Muria]], the Chief Justice on Civil Case 56, allowed this reading of the Constitution. The elected Beretitenti appoints a ''Kauoman-ni-Beretitenti'' (vice-president) and up to ten other Cabinet Ministers from among the members of the Maneaba. 
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+Main office holders
!Office
!Name
!Party
!Since
|-
|[[President of Kiribati|President]]
|[[Taneti Maamau]]
|[[Tobwaan Kiribati Party]]
|11 March 2016
|-
|[[Vice-President of Kiribati|Vice President]]
|[[Teuea Toatu]]
|[[Tobwaan Kiribati Party]]
|19 June 2019
|}

=== Cabinet ===

[[Cabinet of Kiribati|The Cabinet]] is the top decision-making body in Kiribati, through which all functions of the government get their authority. Parliament can undo Cabinet decisions through a [[Motion of no confidence|vote of no confidence]], triggering a new election.

The current Cabinet consists of the following Ministers:

{| class="wikitable"
|+Cabinet of Kiribati (since 2 July 2020)
!Office
!Officeholder
|-
|[[President of Kiribati|Beretitenti]] and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration 
|[[Taneti Maamau]]
|-
|[[Vice-President of Kiribati|Vice President]] and Minister of Finance and Economic Development 
|Dr [[Teuea Toatu]]
|-
| Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy (MISE)
|[[Willie Tokataake]]
|-
| Minister of Education
|[[Alexander Teabo]]
|-
| Minister of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development (MELAD)
| [[Ruateki Tekaiara]]
|-
| Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development
|[[Ribanataake Tiwau]]
|-
| Minister of Health and Medical Services
|Dr [[Tinte Itinteang]]
|-
| Minister of Internal Affairs (MIA)
|[[Boutu Bateriki]]
|-
| Minister of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives (MCIC)
|[[Booti Nauan]]
|-
| Minister for Women, Youth, Sports and Social Affairs (MWYSSA)
|[[Martin Moreti]]
|-
| Minister of Employment and Human Resources (MEHR)
|[[Taabeta Teakai]]
|-
| Minister for [[Line Islands|Line]] and [[Phoenix Islands]] Development
|[[Mikarite Temari]]<br />(sworn in on 6 August 2020)
|-
| Minister of Justice (MOJ)
|[[Tarakabu Tofinga]]<br />(sworn in on 16 July 2020)
|-
| Minister of Information, Communications, Transport and Tourism Development (MICTTD)
|[[Tekeeua Tarati]]
|}

The first nine ministers sworn in on 2 July 2020 at the State House in Bairiki ([[South Tarawa]]) and include Dr Teuea Toatu, Willie Tokataake, Ruateki Tekaiara, Ribanataake Awira, Dr Tinte Itinteang, Boutu Bateriki, Booti Nauan, Martin Moreti and Taabeta Teakaiao.

The remaining four ministers who are stranded in the outer islands, at their respective island, which include Alexander Teabo, Tarakabu Martin, Tekeeua Tarati and Mikarite Temari, have been sworn later.

=== Attorneys-General of Kiribati ===

In [[Kiribati]], the Attorney-General is defined by section 42 of the Constitution as "the principal legal adviser to the Government."<ref name="Publications">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lsnRCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA71|title=Kiribati Foreign Policy and Government Guide|last=Publications|first=USA International Business|date=2015-06-08|publisher=Int'l Business Publications|isbn=9781433027680|language=en}}</ref> The Constitution specifies: "No person shall be qualified to hold or to act in the office of Attorney-General unless he is qualified to practise in Kiribati as an advocate in the High Court."

The Attorney-General of Kiribati<ref name="Publications"/> was also until October 2016 a member of [[Cabinet of Kiribati]] and a member of the [[House of Assembly (Kiribati)|Maneaba ni Maungatabu]] as an ex-officio member of parliament. According to a 2005 source, the Attorney-General "is designated by the Republic of Kiribati as the Central Authority who shall have the responsibility and power to receive requests for mutual legal assistance."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uhdigm.adalet.gov.tr/suggam/sozlesmeler/B%C4%B0RLE%C5%9EM%C4%B0%C5%9E%20M%C4%B0LLETLER/227-%20S%C4%B1n%C4%B1ra%C5%9Fan%20%C3%96rg%C3%BCtl%C3%BC%20Su%C3%A7lara%20Kar%C5%9F%C4%B1%20BM%20S%C3%B6zlesmesi%20ve%20Ek%20Protokolleri%20-%20%C3%87ekinceler.pdf|title=CHAPTER XVIII PENAL MATTERS 12. United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+
Attorneys-General of Kiribati (Complete Table)
!Name
!Years of Service
|-
|[[C.J. Lynch|C.J. (Joe) Lynch]]
|c. 1978-1979
|-
|[[Michael Jennings (Attorney-General)|Michael Jennings]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.paclii.org/ki/legis/num_act/cosa1980170.rtf|title=REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI / COUNCIL OF STATE ACT 1980 No. 6 of 1980 / AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION IN RESPECT OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE|date=August 22, 1980}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P9G4DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA766|title=The Statesman's Year-Book 1982-83|last=Paxton|first=J.|date=2016-12-15|publisher=Springer|isbn=9780230271111|language=en}}</ref>
|c. 1980-1984
|-
|[[Michael N. Takabwebwe]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L027DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA760|title=The Statesman's Year-Book 1984-85|last=Paxton|first=J.|date=2016-12-15|publisher=Springer|isbn=9780230271135|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/ihl-nat/a24d1cf3344e99934125673e00508142/f4235a9db943c948c1257b36005175ca/$FILE/Kiribati%20red%20Cross%20Society%20Act%201989.pdf|title=REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI - International Committee of the Red Cross|date=March 29, 1990}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.paclii.org/ki/legis/num_act/sa1a1997375.rtf|title=REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI (No. 5 of 1997): AN ACT TO AUTHORISE SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION OF MONIES OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FUND FOR RECURRENT EXPENDITURE FOR THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 1997}}</ref>
|c. 1984-2002
|-
|[[Titabu Tabane]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ifex.org/kiribati/2002/06/06/kiribati_legislation_will_enable/|title=Kiribati legislation will enable government to close newspapers - IFEX|work=IFEX|access-date=2018-03-13|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/onairhighlights/commonwealth-law-ministers-discuss-climate-change-and-cyber-crime|title=Commonwealth law ministers discuss climate change and cyber crime {{!}} Pacific Beat|website=www.radioaustralia.net.au|language=en-intl|access-date=2018-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pilonsec.org/images/stories/2014_Outcomes_Report_1.pdf|title=Pacific Islands Law Officers' Network Annual Meeting Outcomes Report 11 – 12 November 2014, Kiribati|date=2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pilonsec.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=149&Itemid=81|title=33rd PILON Annual Meeting (2014) Tarawa, Kiribati.|date=2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://rrrt.spc.int/news/item/587-mock-session-prepares-kiribati-for-report-to-un-human-rights-council|title=Mock session prepares Kiribati for report to UN Human Rights Council - Regional Rights Resource Team|access-date=2018-03-13|language=en-gb}}</ref>
|c. 2002-2016
|-
|[[Natan Teewe|Natan Teewe Brechtefeld]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/314522/kiribati-gets-new-justice-minister|title=Kiribati gets new justice minister|date=2016-09-29|work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |access-date=2018-03-13|language=en-nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/299098/new-kiribati-cabinet-ministers-sworn-in|title=New Kiribati cabinet ministers sworn in|date=2016-03-16|work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |access-date=2018-03-13|language=en-nz}}</ref>
|2016
|-
|[[Tetiro Semilota]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/fiji/fiji-sun/20160930/281655369566029|title=Kiribati appoints first female Attorney-General|date=September 30, 2016|via=PressReader}}</ref> (1st I-Kiribati female)
|October 2016-October 2022
|}

==Legislative branch==
[[File:KiribatiParliamentHouse.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Maneaba ni Maungatabu, in Ambo (2000)]]
[[Image:Kiribati House of Assembly.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The former House of Assembly, at Bairiki]]

In a [[Westminster system]], the unicameral [[House of Assembly (Kiribati)|House of Assembly]] (''Maneaba ni Maungatabu'') has 45 members: 44 elected in single-seat and multi-seat [[constituency|constituencies]]; one appointed member from the [[Banaba Island|Banaban community]] on [[Rabi Island]] in [[Fiji]]. The [[Attorney general]] was no longer an ''ex officio'' member. The elected members of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu serve four-year terms. The Speaker of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu is elected by the members of the Maneaba from outside of its membership. The total number of the Legisters is forty four from the island in Kiribati and one representative nominated from Rabi Council representing the people in Rabi island in Fiji. 

All citizens of Kiribati are eligible to vote at the age of 18.

==Judiciary==
{{Main|Judiciary of Kiribati}}

The Chapter VI of the Constitution of 1979 describes the [[Judiciary of Kiribati]].
The judicial system consists of magistrates' courts, the High Court and the [[Kiribati Court of Appeal]]. The Beretitenti (President), acting in accordance with the advice of the Public Service Commission, makes all judicial appointments, and amongst them, the [[Chief Justice]], the main judge of the High Court. The High Court is in [[Betio]]. Sir [[John Muria]] was the Chief Justice of Kiribati until his replacement by [[Bill Hastings (judge)|Bill Hastings]] in August 2021, after a 8 months vacancy. On 30 June 2022, Hastings was abruptly suspended from his office during the [[2022 Kiribati constitutional crisis]].

The [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council]] in [[London]], [[England]] has jurisdiction only if a case involves constitutional rights. Appeals are taken directly to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council itself.

The [[Court of Appeal of Kiribati]] is otherwise the [[supreme court]] in Kiribati.

=== The People's Lawyer of Kiribati ===

The People's Lawyer of Kiribati represents disadvantaged residents and those who are unable to access legal representation. Accordingly, the office represents clients in "Land, Civil and Criminal Matters and act for them in the Magistrates and High Court as well as the Court of Appeal." The position had long been filled by expatriate lawyers who were volunteering from either Australia or New Zealand with the "role...funded by the Australian Government through [the] Australian Volunteers International."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://peopleslawyerkiribati.wordpress.com/our-services-2/|title=Our Services|date=2013-06-27|work=People's Lawyer Kiribati|access-date=2018-03-12|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In 2015, the role of The People's Lawyer changed in that it was now filled by a Kiribati citizen: Raweita Beniata (male lawyer; 2015- ).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.australianvolunteers.com/stories/familyprotectionsolomons/|title=Supporting the new Family Protection Act in Solomon Islands|website=www.australianvolunteers.com|access-date=2018-03-12}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/australianvolunteersinternational/docs/av_magazine___winter_2015___final|title=AV Magazine Winter 2015|work=Issuu|access-date=2018-03-12|language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+
The People's Lawyer of Kiribati (Incomplete Table)
!Name
!Term
|-
|[[Roger Bell (lawyer)|Roger Bell]] (who established the office)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7rg-swcHq9QC&pg=PA66|title=Atoll Politics: The Republic of Kiribati|last=Trease|first=Howard Van|date=1993|publisher=editorips@usp.ac.fj|isbn=9780958330008|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=10989964|title=North stalwart steps up|date=2009-12-15|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=2018-03-12|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/the-courts/high-court/judges|title=Judges — Courts of New Zealand|website=www.courtsofnz.govt.nz|language=en-nz|access-date=2018-03-12}}</ref>
|c. 1980-1982
|-
|[[Michael Lodge]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EHK-KywQDnMC&pg=PA233|title=Pacific Courts and Legal Systems|last1=Powles|first1=Guy|last2=Pulea|first2=Mere|date=1988|publisher=editorips@usp.ac.fj|isbn=9789820200432|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K8pBAAAAYAAJ|title=Pacific Islands Monthly: PIM.|date=1987|publisher=Pacific Publications|language=en}}</ref>
|c.  -1986
|-
|[[David Lambourne]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lsnRCQAAQBAJ|title=Kiribati Foreign Policy and Government Guide|last=Publications|first=USA International Business|date=2015-06-08|publisher=Int'l Business Publications|isbn=9781433027680|language=en}}</ref>
|c. 1995-1999
|-
|[[Jackie Huston]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://commonlaw.uottawa.ca/en/students/legal-writing-academy/faculty-advisor-board|title=Faculty of Law - Common Law Section {{!}} University of Ottawa|work=Faculty of Law - Common Law Section|access-date=2018-03-12|language=en}}</ref>
|c. 2003-2004
|-
|[[Jennifer Troup]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/analysis/island-ethos/43742.article|title=Island ethos {{!}} News {{!}} Law Society Gazette|work=Law Society Gazette|access-date=2018-03-12|language=en}}</ref>
|c. 2004-2006
|-
|[[Joelle Grover]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://jjie.org/2013/10/09/island-sands-to-city-crimes-pacific-island-youth-in-crisis/|title=Island Sands to City Crimes: Pacific Island Youth in Crisis|work=Juvenile Justice Information Exchange|access-date=2018-03-12|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://w01.uolia.wf.ulcc.ac.uk/community/londonconnection/articles/profiles/profile-joelle-grover|title=Profile on: Joelle Grover {{!}} University of London International Programmes|date=2013-07-04|website=w01.uolia.wf.ulcc.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311141713/http://w01.uolia.wf.ulcc.ac.uk/community/londonconnection/articles/profiles/profile-joelle-grover|archive-date=2018-03-11|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|c. 2006-2007
|-
|[[Aomoro Amten]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j0dKCV7gqAsC&pg=PA170|title=Doing Business 2007: How to Reform|date=2006-01-01|publisher=World Bank Publications|isbn=9780821364895|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kiribatilegalservices.com.ki/about-us|title=TA Law Firm - Kiribati - About Us|website=www.kiribatilegalservices.com.ki|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-03-12}}</ref>
|c. 2007-2008
|-
|[[Daniel Webb (lawyer)|Daniel Webb]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/201011233113/law/uwa-law-graduate-wins-victorias-young-lawyer-year-award|title=UWA Law graduate wins Victoria's Young Lawyer of the Year Award|work=News {{!}} The University Of Western Australia|access-date=2018-03-12|language=en}}</ref>
|c. 2010-2011
|-
|[[Debrah Mercurio]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/world.bank.publications/docs/9780821388334/182|title=Doing Business 2012|website=Issuu|language=en|access-date=2018-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282222437|title=October 2011: Needs Evaluation Survey for South Pacific Lawyer Associations - Final Report|last=Naylor|first=David|date=2011-10-18}}</ref>
|c. 2011-2012
|-
|[[Nancy Walker (lawyer)|Nancy Walker]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pilonsec.org/images/stories/Documents/CountryReports/31st/kiribati.pdf|title=KIRIBATI COUNTRY REPORT 31 st MEETING OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS LAW OFFICERS' NETWORK 29 – 31st November 2012|date=2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pilonsec.org/images/stories/32nd/Kiribati_Country_Report_2013.pdf|title=KIRIBATI COUNTRY REPORT 32 nd MEETING OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS LAW OFFICERS' NETWORK5-6th November 2013|date=2013}}</ref>
[[Andrea Hadaway]]<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2014|title=A word from…Talofa lava and welcome to this ninth issue of newSPLAsh|url=https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/0217f9_428abb2d488c42dfb57a6c4b5211aea8.pdf|journal=South Pacific Lawyers Association|volume=9}}</ref>
|c. 2012-2013
|-
|[[Jessica McLaren]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://peopleslawyerkiribati.wordpress.com/our-team-2/|title=Our Team|date=2013-06-27|work=People's Lawyer Kiribati|access-date=2018-03-12|language=en-US}}</ref>
|c. 2013-2015
|-
|[[Raweita Beniata]]<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QJlaRWBUDnYC&pg=PA189|title=Doing Business 2010: Reforming through Difficult Times|date=2009-09-11|publisher=World Bank Publications|isbn=9780821379653|language=en}}</ref> (1st I-Kiribati male citizen)
|c. 2015-
|}

==Political conditions==

[[List of political parties in Kiribati|Political parties]] have existed since 1965 but are more similar to informal coalitions in behaviour. They do not have official platforms or party structures. Most candidates formally present themselves as independents, then they joined one party at the first meeting of the House. The website of the House of Assembly explains that in this way:<ref>[http://www.parliament.gov.ki/parliament/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=32 "Political parties"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612174849/http://www.parliament.gov.ki/parliament/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=32 |date=2010-06-12 }}, House of Assembly of Kiribati</ref>
:''"There [were] four political parties in Kiribati, [[Boutokaan Te Koaua]] (BTK), [[Maurin Kiribati Party]] (MKP), [[Maneaban Te Mauri Party]] (MMP) and [[Kiribati Tabomoa Party]]. The parties are loose groupings rather than disciplined blocks, with little or no structure. Members may change allegiance on a number of occasions during their tenure. It is also common for members to vote according to the special interests of their electorate on certain issues."''

[[Kiribati Tabomoa Party]] ("National Progressive Party") and [[Christian Democratic Party (Kiribati)|Christian Democratic Party]] merged into [[Maneaban Te Mauri]] (MMP, "[[Protect the Maneaba]]") in 2003, which later merged with [[Kiribati Independent Party]] into [[Karikirakean Te I-Kiribati]] (KTK, "[[United Coalition Party]]") in 2010, which later merged with [[Maurin Kiribati Party]] (MKP) to form [[Tobwaan Kiribati Party]] (TKP), the only one facing ''[[Boutokaan Te Koaua]]'' (BTK, "[[Pillars of Truth]]").

A major source of conflict has been the protracted bid by the residents of [[Banaba Island]] to secede and have their island placed under the protection of Fiji. The government's attempts to placate the [[Banabans]] include several special provisions in the constitution, such as the designation of a Banaban seat in the legislature and the return of land previously acquired by the government for phosphate mining.

==Political parties and elections==

{{elect|List of political parties in Kiribati|Elections in Kiribati}}

There is no solid tradition of formally organized political parties in Kiribati, even if the 2 first political parties were founded in 1965; they more closely resemble factions or interest groups with no formal platforms: 
* BKM = [[Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party]], former BTK = [[Boutokaan te Koaua]] (Pillars of Truth, split from NPP), merged with [[Kiribati First Party|KM]], in May 2020;
* TKP = [[Tobwaan Kiribati Party]] (Embracing Kiribati Party, BTK opposition, merger of [[United Coalition Party|KTK]] and [[Maurin Kiribati Party|Maurin Kiribati]], est. 19 Jan 2016); 
* Former parties:
** CDP = [[Maneabau te Mauri]] (Christian Democratic Party, 1965–1994, merged into MTM);
** GNP = [[Gilbertese National Party]] (supported Gilbert Islands’ separation from [[Tuvalu|Ellice Islands]], est. 16 Oct 1965);
** KM = [[Kiribati First Party|Kiribati Moa]] (Kiribati First, split from TKP, est. Nov 2019) then merged with BTK in May 2020;
** KTK = [[United Coalition Party|Karikirakean Tei I-Kiribati]] (United Coalition Party, 2010–2016, merged into TKP);
** MTM = [[Protect the Maneaba|Maneaban te Mauri]] (Protect the Maneaba, Christian-democratic, conservative, merger of CDP and NPP, 2010 merged into KTK);
** NPP = [[National Progressive Party (Kiribati)|National Progressive Party]] (merged into MTM)

=== 2020 presidential [[2020 Kiribati presidential election|election]]===
{{Election results|cand1=[[Taneti Maamau]]|party1=[[Tobwaan Kiribati Party]]|votes1=26053|cand2=[[Banuera Berina]]|party2=[[Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party]]|votes2=17866|invalid=112|electorate=55268|source=[https://www.facebook.com/MOJKiribati/photos/pcb.1223837044623064/1223836521289783 Ministry of Justice]}}

=== 2016 presidential [[2016 Kiribati presidential election|election]]===

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!Candidate
!Party
!Votes
!%
|-
|align=left|[[Taneti Maamau]]||align=left|[[Tobwaan Kiribati Party]]||19,833||59.96
|-
|align=left|[[Rimeta Beniamina]]||align=left|[[Pillars of Truth]]||12,764||38.59
|-
|align=left|Tianeti Ioane||align=left|[[Pillars of Truth]]||482||1.46
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Invalid/blank votes||168||–
|-
|align=left colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''33,247'''||'''100'''
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout|| ||
|-
|colspan=4 align=left|Source: [http://www.pina.com.fj/?p=pacnews&m=read&o=6654746256e0cf2b3e0a0073361e53 Pina]
|}

===2015-16 legislative [[Kiribati parliamentary election, 2015-16|election]]===

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!rowspan=2|Party
!colspan=3|First round
!colspan=3|Second round
!rowspan=2|Total<br />seats
!rowspan=2|+/–
|-
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!Votes
!%
!Seats
|-
|align=left|[[Pillars of Truth]]|| || || || || || ||26||+11
|-
|align=left|[[United Coalition Party]]|| || || || || || ||rowspan=2|19||
|-
|align=left|[[Maurin Kiribati Party]]|| || || || || || ||
|-
|align=left|Elected Speaker||–||–||–||–||–||–||1||0
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes|| ||–||–|| ||–||–||–||–
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''|| || ||'''19'''|| || ||'''25'''||'''46'''||'''0'''
|-
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout|| || ||–|| || ||–||–||–
|-
|align=left colspan=9|Source: [http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2169_E.htm IPU]
|}

==See also==
*[[2022 Kiribati constitutional crisis]]

==References==

<references />

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071208001611/http://www.thecommonwealth.org/YearbookInternal/139239/politics/ Politics of Kiribati as of 2007]: a brief overview on the official website of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]

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