Marshall Islands presidential election, 2008

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Indirect presidential elections were held in the Marshall Islands on 7 January 2008.[1] The parliament elected in November 2007 elected a new president after it formally convened on 7 January 2008.[2] [3] The opposition coalition elected a new president, Litokwa Tomeing, with a vote of 18 to 15 in favour, beating the incumbent president Note; a new speaker from the opposition was also elected, while a senator from the former government party was elected as vice-speaker with 17 to 16 votes.[4]

Tomeing had defected from the ruling United Democratic Party to the opposition United People's Party before the election.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.angus-reid.com/tracker/view/15759/marshall_islands20071119/
  2. ^ http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gJzkdpVXMOUj3FEW_gzwYf2uJjog
  3. ^ http://www.mvariety.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=4072&format=html
  4. ^ http://www.yokwe.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2037
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