2013 Nauruan parliamentary election

2013 Nauruan parliamentary election
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Nominee Baron Waqa Roland Kun
Electoral vote 13 5
President before election

Sprent Dabwido

 President-designate

Baron Waqa

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Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 8 June 2013.[1] After Parliament was dissolved on 1 March,[2] the elections were set for 6 April.[3] However, a Supreme Court ruling annulled the dissolution and cancelled the elections.[4] Parliament was dissolved again on 23 May, approximately one month before the normal end of its mandate, and elections were set for 22 June 2013,[5] however President Sprent Dabwido declared a state of emergency and brought the election forward to 8 June.[1] Parliament first sat on June 11 and Fisheries Minister Baron Waqa, the leader of the government forces, was elected president.[6]

  1. ^ a b Nauru calls emergency for early elections Adelaid Now, 27 May 2013
  2. ^ Nauru awaits election date with parliament set to be dissolved PINA, 1 March 2013
  3. ^ "Nauru parliament dissolved and election date announced". Radio New Zealand. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Supreme court orders cancellation of Nauru election". Radio New Zealand. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  5. ^ Nauru calls June 22 election Archived 2014-01-03 at the Wayback Machine 9 News, 23 May 2013
  6. ^ "Baron Waqa named as new Nauru president - Yahoo!7". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-06-11.