Nauru is a sovereign state whose political authority is organised at the national level. Parliament makes laws and represents the elected constituencies, while the President and Cabinet lead the executive government. Courts, public administration and statutory bodies carry out judicial, administrative and specialised public functions. Nauru has no separate administrative region or evidenced municipal government tier, so political responsibilities are not divided between national and regional governments. Parliamentary elections use candidate-based preferential voting: eligible Nauruan citizens aged 20 or over are entered on the Electoral Roll, voting is compulsory, and voters rank individual candidates rather than selecting a nationwide party list. Understanding politics in Nauru therefore requires looking at both how state institutions exercise authority and how elections determine parliamentary representation.
Politics in Nauru
Politics in Nauru combines national government institutions with elections for Parliament. The Republic of Nauru operates under the Constitution of Nauru 1968 through a unicameral Parliament, a President and Cabinet, courts, public administration and statutory bodies. Elections choose 19 members of Parliament from eight constituencies through candidate-based preferential voting.
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