2024 Tuvaluan general election

2024 Tuvaluan general election

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All 16 seats in Parliament
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Party Independents
Seats before 16
Seats after 16

Prime Minister0 before election

Kausea Natano

Subsequent
Prime Minister

Feleti Teo

General elections were held in Tuvalu on 26 January 2024.[1][2] There are no political parties in Tuvalu and all candidates run as independents.

Two major issues in the election were the Falepili Union treaty, which requiries both Tuvalu and Australia to "mutually agree" Tuvalu's foreign security arrangements in exchange for allowing Tuvaluans displaced by climate change to immigrate to Australia, and the country's diplomatic recognition of Taiwan within the context of great power competition between the United States and China for influence in the region.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Feleti Teo was appointed as prime minister on 26 February 2024 after having been elected unopposed by the parliament.

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  8. ^ Michael E. Miller; Lily Kuo; Vic Chiang (1 February 2024). "China sets sights on Taiwan's three remaining tiny Pacific allies". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  9. ^ Dziedzic, Stephen (4 February 2024). "Despite Beijing's attempts to 'lure' more support in the Pacific, Taiwan's top diplomat in Australia backs ties with Tuvalu". ABC News. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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