Elections in Vanuatu

Vanuatu
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Vanuatu elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The Parliament or Parlement has 52 members, elected for a four-year term in multi-seat constituencies. The president is elected for a five-year term by the parliament.

Political culture

Vanuatu has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Latest elections

See Vanuatuan general election, 2012.

Past elections

See below.

Elections in Vanuatu
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See also

• List of political parties in Vanuatu

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive

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