Editing Politics of Kiribati (section)

==Political parties and elections==

{{elect|List of political parties in Kiribati|Elections in Kiribati}}

There is no solid tradition of formally organized political parties in Kiribati, even if the 2 first political parties were founded in 1965; they more closely resemble factions or interest groups with no formal platforms: 
* BKM = [[Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party]], former BTK = [[Boutokaan te Koaua]] (Pillars of Truth, split from NPP), merged with [[Kiribati First Party|KM]], in May 2020;
* TKP = [[Tobwaan Kiribati Party]] (Embracing Kiribati Party, BTK opposition, merger of [[United Coalition Party|KTK]] and [[Maurin Kiribati Party|Maurin Kiribati]], est. 19 Jan 2016); 
* Former parties:
** CDP = [[Maneabau te Mauri]] (Christian Democratic Party, 1965–1994, merged into MTM);
** GNP = [[Gilbertese National Party]] (supported Gilbert Islands’ separation from [[Tuvalu|Ellice Islands]], est. 16 Oct 1965);
** KM = [[Kiribati First Party|Kiribati Moa]] (Kiribati First, split from TKP, est. Nov 2019) then merged with BTK in May 2020;
** KTK = [[United Coalition Party|Karikirakean Tei I-Kiribati]] (United Coalition Party, 2010–2016, merged into TKP);
** MTM = [[Protect the Maneaba|Maneaban te Mauri]] (Protect the Maneaba, Christian-democratic, conservative, merger of CDP and NPP, 2010 merged into KTK);
** NPP = [[National Progressive Party (Kiribati)|National Progressive Party]] (merged into MTM)

=== 2020 presidential [[2020 Kiribati presidential election|election]]===
{{Election results|cand1=[[Taneti Maamau]]|party1=[[Tobwaan Kiribati Party]]|votes1=26053|cand2=[[Banuera Berina]]|party2=[[Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party]]|votes2=17866|invalid=112|electorate=55268|source=[https://www.facebook.com/MOJKiribati/photos/pcb.1223837044623064/1223836521289783 Ministry of Justice]}}

=== 2016 presidential [[2016 Kiribati presidential election|election]]===

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!Candidate
!Party
!Votes
!%
|-
|align=left|[[Taneti Maamau]]||align=left|[[Tobwaan Kiribati Party]]||19,833||59.96
|-
|align=left|[[Rimeta Beniamina]]||align=left|[[Pillars of Truth]]||12,764||38.59
|-
|align=left|Tianeti Ioane||align=left|[[Pillars of Truth]]||482||1.46
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Invalid/blank votes||168||–
|-
|align=left colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''33,247'''||'''100'''
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout|| ||
|-
|colspan=4 align=left|Source: [http://www.pina.com.fj/?p=pacnews&m=read&o=6654746256e0cf2b3e0a0073361e53 Pina]
|}

===2015-16 legislative [[Kiribati parliamentary election, 2015-16|election]]===

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!rowspan=2|Party
!colspan=3|First round
!colspan=3|Second round
!rowspan=2|Total<br />seats
!rowspan=2|+/–
|-
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!Votes
!%
!Seats
|-
|align=left|[[Pillars of Truth]]|| || || || || || ||26||+11
|-
|align=left|[[United Coalition Party]]|| || || || || || ||rowspan=2|19||
|-
|align=left|[[Maurin Kiribati Party]]|| || || || || || ||
|-
|align=left|Elected Speaker||–||–||–||–||–||–||1||0
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes|| ||–||–|| ||–||–||–||–
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''|| || ||'''19'''|| || ||'''25'''||'''46'''||'''0'''
|-
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout|| || ||–|| || ||–||–||–
|-
|align=left colspan=9|Source: [http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2169_E.htm IPU]
|}