2012 Kiribati presidential election

Second re-election of Anote Tong July 2024 July 2024 Kiribati presidential 2007 Kiribati presidential election 2007 2016 Kiribati presidential election 2016 13 January 2012 File:Anote Tong (cropped).jpg 14,315 42.18% No image.png 11,886 35.02% 7,738 22.80% President Anote Tong Anote Tong Anote Tong Tetaua Taitai Rimeta Beniamina Home Island Tabuaeran Tabiteuea 100px File:Rimeta Beniamina 2014 (cropped).jpg Nikunau Pillars of Truth United Coalition Party Maurin Kiribati Party Presidential elections were held in Kiribati on 13 January 2012,Kiribati elections delayed Radio Australia, 30 December 2011 following two-round parliamentary elections held in October 2011. Incumbent President Anote Tong sought re-election to a third four-year term, ending months of speculation about his decision.Robert Matau Tong confirms contesting next election http://www.islandsbusiness.com/islands_business/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=19881/overideSkinName=issueArticle-full.tpl Islands Business 2011-10-12 2011-10-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111020151806/http://www.islandsbusiness.com/islands_business/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace%3DMiddleMiddle/focusModuleID%3D19881/overideSkinName%3DissueArticle-full.tpl 2011-10-20 Kiribati President confident he can win third term http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=63396 Radio New Zealand International 2011-09-27 2011-10-17 Tong beat Tetaua Taitai of the United Coalition Party and Rimeta Beniamina of the Maurin Kiribati Party with a little over 42% of the vote. Background The elections, initially scheduled for 30 December 2011, were postponed to 13 January 2012 in order to allow citizens of the country to travel to celebrate the New Year.Kiribati elections delayed http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201112/3400097.htm?desktop Australia News Network 2011-12-30 2012-01-15 dead https://archive.today/20120701130852/http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201112/3400097.htm?desktop 2012-07-01 Electoral system The president was elected by popular vote from among three or four candidates chosen by MPs, and was limited to three four-year terms under the constitution. Campaign The new House of Assembly of Kiribati nominated three candidates for the presidency following the 2011 parliamentary election.Parliament Nominates 3 Candidates for Kiribati President http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2011/November/11-28-04.htm The Kiribati Independent East–West Center's Pacific Islands Report 2011-11-25 2012-01-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150212001741/http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2011/November/11-28-04.htm 2015-02-12 Anote Tong, incumbent President of Kiribati since 2003, member of Pillars of Truth Tetaua Taitai, physician and politician, member of the United Coalition Party Rimeta Beniamina, former leader of the United Coalition Party and standing on behalf of the Maurin Kiribati Party Results Incumbent President Anote Tong was the outright winner and re-elected as president of Kiribati, with an aggregate total of 14,315 votes or 42% of the total vote.Tong wins third term as Kiribati president http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201201/3408064.htm?desktop Radio Australia 2012-01-14 2012-01-15 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20120303063232/http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/201201/3408064.htm?desktop 2012-03-03 President Tong defeated his closest challenger, Tetaui Taitai, by more than 7%, or 2,500 votes. The third challenger, Rimeta Beniamina, only received 7,738 votes. Tong was the leading candidate in 14 out of the 23 constituencies.Kiribati's Tong beats challengers to win third term http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=65522 Radio New Zealand International 2012-01-14 2012-01-13Results of the 2012 Presidential Election in Kiribati http://www.kiribationlinecommunity.com/forum/topics/results-of-the-2012-presidential-election-in-kiribati?xg_source=activity Kiribati Online Community 2012-01-14 2012-01-15 dead https://archive.today/20120529194538/http://www.kiribationlinecommunity.com/forum/topics/results-of-the-2012-presidential-election-in-kiribati?xg_source=activity 2012-05-29 President Tong's percentage of the vote (42%) was much less than his 2007 re-election, when he received 64% of the popular vote. Voter turnout was approximately 68% for the election. This was higher than the 2007 presidential elections, when voter participation was a little over 50%. Anote Tong Pillars of Truth 14315 Tetaua Taitai United Coalition Party 11886 Rimeta Beniamina Maurin Kiribati Party 7738 49910 IFES References External links East West Center: Parliament Nominates 3 Candidates for Kiribati President Islands Business: Open race for the presidency in Kiribati 15 November 2011 Category:Presidential elections in Kiribati President Kiribati Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results