Electoral Commission

Nauru Media News reports potential candidates, who are holders of office in profit, have been given a deadline to resign from their respective office by Tuesday, 28 June.

More than 50 potential candidates including men and women will contest the upcoming 2022 general election.

An amendment to the Electoral Act 2022 requires potential candidates to resign from office 60 days before the dissolution of the full term of Parliament.

The requirement also applies to candidates who are currently overseas and have declared interest in contesting the upcoming election.

The Nauru Electoral Support Project (NESP) will undertake a number of activities which include strengthening civic education and voter awareness in Nauru, supporting the Electoral Commission with legal and technical advisory capacity and enhancing women’s electoral participation.  

In his meeting with the Electoral Commission in Nauru, the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP Assistant Administrator, and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Haoliang Xu reaffirmed UNDP’s ongoing support to the Government of Nauru.  

The Commission had earlier said it did not feel comfortable going onto the gang's premises.

A gang advocate, Denis O'Reilly, said getting gang members to vote was a way of helping them become more law abiding.

RNZI reports O’Reilly praised the Commission for getting Black Power members registered at a meeting on a marae in Hawera recently.

"It's a symbol by the Crown that says, 'We care. Yes we will thrash you if you break the law, but we also want to engage with you'.

"So it's as symbolic as anything," Mr O'Reilly said.