Nauruan parliamentary election, 2007

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Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 25 August 2007.^[1] There were more than 80 candidates for the 18 seats available.^[2] Fifteen MPs were reelected, among them fourteen supporters of Ludwig Scotty's government; the only opposition politician to be reelected was René Harris.^[3] Of the three seats which changed hands, two were losses for the opposition and one was a gain;^[4] all in all, fifteen members are pro-government and only three are opposition members.^[5]

Results

**Summary of the 25 August 2007 Nauru Parliament election results**
	%	Seats
supporters of Ludwig Scotty (including Nauru First)	.	15
Others	.	3
Total		18
Source: abc.net.au, August 27, 2007.

References

↑ Campbell Cooney, "Nauru Govt calls early election", abc.net.au, August 1, 2007.
↑ Campbell Cooney, "Nauru goes to polls in early election", abc.net.au, August 25, 2007.
↑ Sean Dorney, "Scotty Govt wins landslide Nauru election", abc.net.au, August 26, 2007.
↑ "Nauru Government re-elected", abc.net.au, August 27, 2007.
↑ "Nauru's president re-elected", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), August 29, 2007.

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