Nauruans head to polls for general election, referendum

11/10/2025 17:21

Nauruans headed to the polls on Saturday to elect members of parliament and decide on a change to the nation's constitution, local media reported.



Fourteen polling stations in the country were open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time, and mobile voting was also available. Early voting got underway on Thursday.



The Nauru parliament is made up of 19 members in multi-seat constituencies, and a total of 60 candidates were vying for seats in parliament, according to the Nauru Electoral Commission.



While voting for seats in parliament, people were asked for their vote in a referendum on Nauru's parliamentary term.



Nauru's parliament has passed an amendment bill to extend the term from three years to four, but it required two-thirds of referendum votes to be in favor to become law.



Nauru uses the preferential voting system, where voters rank candidates in order of preference, and parliament elects the country's president.