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Nauru

East Asia & Pacific 路 Capital: Yaren District

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Upcoming elections

election cycle

These votes are held on different days as part of one election.

How Nauru is governed

System of government
Unitary parliamentary republic

nauru.gov.nr Official source

Naoero Electoral Commission (NEC)

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

nauru.gov.nr Official source

The Parliament of Nauru is unicameral (meaning it comprises only 1house) and has 19 members.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
President

nauru.gov.nr Official source

Naoero Electoral Commission (NEC)

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

nauru.gov.nr Official source

The Parliament of Nauru is unicameral (meaning it comprises only 1house) and has 19 members.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
President

nauru.gov.nr Official source

Naoero Electoral Commission (NEC)

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

nauru.gov.nr Official source

The Parliament of Nauru is unicameral (meaning it comprises only 1house) and has 19 members.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
20

nauru.gov.nr Official source

Naoero Electoral Commission (NEC)

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

nauru.gov.nr Official source

The Parliament of Nauru is unicameral (meaning it comprises only 1house) and has 19 members.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

nauru.gov.nr Official source

Naoero Electoral Commission (NEC)

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

nauru.gov.nr Official source

The Parliament of Nauru is unicameral (meaning it comprises only 1house) and has 19 members.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Naoero Electoral Commission

nauru.gov.nr Official source

Naoero Electoral Commission (NEC)

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

nauru.gov.nr Official source

The Parliament of Nauru is unicameral (meaning it comprises only 1house) and has 19 members.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

nauru.gov.nr Official source

Naoero Electoral Commission (NEC)

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

nauru.gov.nr Official source

The Parliament of Nauru is unicameral (meaning it comprises only 1house) and has 19 members.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • Parliament of Nauru 19 seats 路 3-year term 路 multi-member constituencies using the Dowdall system

Nauru has a Westminster-style parliamentary system, with the president elected by members of Parliament rather than directly by the public. The president is both head of state and head of government, and Parliament has 19 members elected from multi-member constituencies; the Electoral Commission administers elections.

nauru.gov.nr Official source

Naoero Electoral Commission (NEC)

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

nauru.gov.nr Official source

The Parliament of Nauru is unicameral (meaning it comprises only 1house) and has 19 members.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • President of Nauru head of state 路 1 seats 路 3-year term 路 elected by Parliament from among its members

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2025 Nauruan presidential election

Final resultsIndirect election: chosen by 18 members of Parliament, excluding the Speaker, not by a public vote.

Results of 2025 Nauruan presidential election
Party or candidateSource
David W.R. Adeang Elected

naoero.gov.nr Official source

His Excellency David W.R. Adeang was re-elected President of the Republic of Naoero on 14 October 2025 for a consecutive term.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2025 Nauruan parliamentary election 路 11 October 2025

Final resultsTurnout 96%

Results of 2025 Nauruan parliamentary election
Party or candidateVotesShareSeatsSource
Independents Elected8,232100%19

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Party | Votes | % | Seats

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

data.ipu.org News report

Registered voters ... 8,731

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2025 Nauruan parliamentary election

Nauru in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

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