2020 Kiribati parliamentary election

2020 Kiribati parliamentary election

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44 of the 45 seats in the House of Assembly 23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	86.84% (first round) 87.88% (second round)
First party Second party   Leader Taneti Maamau Tessie Lambourne Party TKP BKM Leader's seat Onotoa Abemama Last election 31 13 Seats won 22 22 Seat change 9 9
Speaker before election Tebuai Uaai TKP Elected Speaker Tangariki Reete BKM

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Legislative House of Assembly Speaker: Tangariki Reete Members
Judiciary Court of Appeal President: Sir Peter Blanchard High Court Chief Justice: Bill Hastings (suspended)
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Parliamentary elections were held in Kiribati in 2020 to elect members of the House of Assembly. The elections were originally planned on 7 April 2020, with a second round of voting to be held on 15 April 2020.^[1] However, in late March the Electoral Commission changed the voting date to 14 April 2020,^[2] with a second round on 21 April 2020.^[3]

The elections resulted in President Taneti Maamau's pro-China Tobwaan Kiribati Party losing a majority in parliament to parties either supportive of Taiwan or critical of his handling of diplomatic recognition of China.^[4] However, on 22 May, during the first meeting of the new House, the 44 MPs were equally divided on two benches, with 22 supporting the new Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party and 22 the Tobwaan Kiribati Party.