Editing Politics of Tuvalu (section)

==Recent general elections==

===The 2024 general election===

{{Main|2024 Tuvaluan general election}}

Voting in the general election that was held on 26 January 2024 began at 8:00 local time ([[UTC+12:00]]), and ended at 16:00.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Foon |first1=Eleisha |title=Tuvalu goes to the polls |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/507528/tuvalu-goes-to-the-polls |access-date=26 January 2024 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=26 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126025704/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/507528/tuvalu-goes-to-the-polls |archive-date=26 January 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

Six new MPs were elected to Tuvalu's 16-member parliament.<ref name="RNZ-24-1-27">{{cite news| url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/507716/tuvalu-general-election-six-newcomers-in-parliament | title=Tuvalu general election: Six newcomers in parliament |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date= 29 January 2024 |access-date=29 January 2024}}</ref> Significant changes to the composition of the parliament include the former Prime Minister [[Kausea Natano]] not retaining his seat; the former [[Governor-General of Tuvalu|Governor General]] Sir [[Iakoba Italeli|Iakoba Italeli Taeia]] was elected as an MP and also [[Feleti Teo]], who was the former Executive Director of the [[Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission]] (WCPFC).<ref name="RNZ24-1-27">{{cite news| url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/507716/tuvalu-general-election-eight-newcomers-in-parliament | title=Tuvalu general election: Eight newcomers in parliament |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date= 27 January 2024 |access-date=27 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="PDV-24-1-30">{{cite news |last1=Marinaccio|first1=Jess |title=Tuvalu’s 2024 general election: a new political landscape|url=https://devpolicy.org/2024-tuvalu-general-election-a-changing-political-landscape-20240130/ |access-date=26 January 2024 |work=PolicyDevBlog|date=30 January 2024}}</ref>

[[Enele Sopoaga]], the prime minister from 2013 to 2019, was re-elected in the [[Nukufetau]] electorate.<ref name="RNZ24-1-27"/> Former foreign minister [[Simon Kofe]] retained his seat in the Funafuti electorate.<ref name=ABC24-1-27>{{cite web |title= Tuvalu's pro-Taiwan leader loses seat in national election |work=ABC News|date= 27 January 2024|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-27/tuvalu-election-results-point-to-prime-minister-losing-seat/103396680|access-date=27 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="PDV-24-1-30"/> No candidates contested the sitting MPs [[Seve Paeniu]], who was the [[Minister of Finance of Tuvalu|finance minister]], and [[Namoliki Sualiki]] in the electorate of [[Nukulaelae]], so they were automatically returned to parliament.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Haxton |first1=Tiana |title=Tuvalu elections 2024: Strong voter turnout reported |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/507631/tuvalu-elections-2024-strong-voter-turnout-reported |access-date=26 January 2024 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=26 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126024646/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/507631/tuvalu-elections-2024-strong-voter-turnout-reported |archive-date=26 January 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=G2024-1>{{cite web|first=Prianka|last=Srinivasan|title= Tuvalu election: what’s happening, and what could it mean for Taiwan, China and the Pacific?|work=[[The Guardian]] |date=25 January 2024|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/25/tuvalu-general-election-2024-impact-china-taiwan-pacific-relations-prime-minister-kausea-natano-seve-paeniu|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="PDV-24-1-30"/>

[[Feleti Teo]] was appointed as [[Prime Minister of Tuvalu|prime minister]] on 26 February 2024, after he was elected unopposed by the parliament.<ref name=R24-2-26>{{cite web |first=Kirsty |last=Needham |title=Taiwan ally Tuvalu names Feleti Teo as new prime minister |work=Reuters |date= 26 February 2024|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/tuvalu-name-new-prime-minister-monday-2024-02-25/ |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref><ref name=G24-2-26>{{cite web|first= |last=Agence France-Presse|title=Tuvalu names Feleti Teo prime minister after pro-Taiwan leader Kausea Natano ousted |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=26 February 2024|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/26/tuvalu-election-feleti-teo-named-pm-prime-minister-kausea-natano |access-date=26 February 2024}}</ref> On 27 February, Sir [[Iakoba Italeli]] was elected as the [[Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu]] in an uncontested ballot.<ref name=RNZ24-2-28>{{cite web |first=|last= |title= Cabinet lineup of new Tuvalu government unveiled|work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date= 28 February 2024|url= https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/510410/cabinet-lineup-of-new-tuvalu-government-unveiled|access-date=28 February 2024}}</ref>

===The 2019 general election===

{{Main|2019 Tuvaluan general election}}

The [[2019 Tuvaluan general election|2019 general election]] was held on 9 September 2019.<ref name=RNZ19>{{cite web|first=Jamie|last=Tahana|title= Tuvalu elections: large turnover for new parliament|work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=10 September 2019|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/398454/tuvalu-elections-large-turnover-for-new-parliament|access-date=10 September 2019}}</ref> In the [[Nukufetau]] electorate the caretaker prime minister, [[Enele Sopoaga]], was returned to parliament, however [[Satini Manuella]], [[Taukelina Finikaso]] and [[Maatia Toafa]], who were ministers, were not returned. Seven new members of Parliament were elected.<ref name=RNZ19/>

On 19 September 2019, in a secret ballot, the members of parliament elected [[Kausea Natano]] from [[Funafuti]] as prime minister with a 10-6 majority, ending  the six-year premiership of Enele Sopoaga.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/399106/kausea-natano-new-pm-of-tuvalu-sopoaga-ousted|title = Kausea Natano new PM of Tuvalu; Sopoaga ousted|website = [[Radio New Zealand]]|date = 19 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="PN2019">{{cite web|work=PACNEWS|title= New Tuvalu PM will not attend UN Climate Summit in New York|date= 18 September 2019 |url= http://www.pina.com.fj/?p=pacnews&m=read&o=20402131495d82df3e7f441dd4fdcb|access-date=5 January 2021 }}</ref><ref name=FB19>{{cite web|title= Tuvalu has elected a new Prime Minister - Hon. Kausea Natano |website=[[Facebook]]|date=19 September 2019|url=https://www.facebook.com/fenuinews/|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref><ref name=ABC0919>{{cite web|last= Evan Wasuka & Alan Weedon|title= Pacific climate change champion Enele Sopoaga is no longer Tuvalu's PM – so who's next in? |website= [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=19 September 2019|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-19/tuvalu-ousts-enele-sopoaga-as-pm-and-installs-kausea-natano/11528694|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref><ref name=R0919>{{cite web|last= Colin Packham & Jonathan Barrett|title= Tuvalu changes PM, adds to concerns over backing for Taiwan in Pacific |website= [[Reuters]] |date=19 September 2019|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-diplomacy-tuvalu/tuvalu-changes-pm-adds-to-concerns-over-backing-for-taiwan-in-pacific-idUSKBN1W400A|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> Samuelu Teo was elected as [[Speaker of the Parliament of Tuvalu]].<ref name=RNZ0919>{{cite web|title=Kausea Natano new PM of Tuvalu; Sopoaga ousted |website=[[Radio New Zealand]]|date=19 September 2019|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/399106/kausea-natano-new-pm-of-tuvalu-sopoaga-ousted |access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref>

===The 2015 general election===

{{Main|2015 Tuvaluan general election}}

The general election was held in [[Tuvalu]] on 31 March 2015.<ref name="FN310315">{{cite web| last =D’Unienville | first =Yvette| work= Fenui News|title= Tuvalu go to polls|date =31 March 2015|url= https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=423483264479521&id=333658940128621| access-date= 1 April 2015}}</ref><ref name=RW30>{{cite web|url= http://reliefweb.int/report/tuvalu/tuvalu-tropical-cyclone-pam-situation-report-no-2-30-march-2015 |title=Tuvalu: Tropical Cyclone Pam Situation Report No. 2 (as of 30 March 2015)| date =30 March 2015|publisher= Relief Web |access-date= 30 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="RNZ300315">{{cite web| work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |title= Tuvalu elections to take place on Tuesday|date =30 March 2015|url= http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/269932/tuvalu-elections-to-take-place-on-tuesday| access-date=30 March 2015}}</ref> The state of emergency created by [[Cyclone Pam]] resulted in the election being delayed twice. The election was originally scheduled for 19 March,<ref name="RNZ0315">{{cite web| work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |title= Two unopposed seats for Tuvalu election|date =4 March 2015|url= http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/267784/two-unopposed-seats-for-tuvalu-election| access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref> then after Cyclone Pam caused damage to the islands, the election was rescheduled.<ref name=RW22>{{cite web|url= http://reliefweb.int/report/tuvalu/tuvalu-tropical-cyclone-pam-situation-report-no-1-22-march-2015 |title=Tuvalu: Tropical Cyclone Pam Situation Report No. 1 (as of 22 March 2015)| date =22 March 2015|publisher= Relief Web |access-date= 25 March 2015}}</ref>

In the [[Nukufetau]] electorate the caretaker prime minister, [[Enele Sopoaga]], and the caretaker natural resources minister, [[Elisala Pita]], were not opposed by other candidates. [[Namoliki Sualiki]], the caretaker minister for home affairs and rural development, was not opposed in the [[Nukulaelae]] electorate.<ref name="RNZ0315">{{cite web| work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |title= Two unopposed seats for Tuvalu election|date =4 March 2015|url= http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/267784/two-unopposed-seats-for-tuvalu-election| access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="FN270215">{{cite web| work= Fenui News|title= Candidates for 2015 General Election|date =27 February 2015|url= https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=408767615951086&id=333658940128621| access-date=9 March 2015}}</ref> The other islands had contested ballots. The candidates in the constituencies of Niutao and Nui included former members of parliament.<ref name="FN270215">{{cite web| work= Fenui News|title= Candidates for 2015 General Election|date =27 February 2015|url= https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=408767615951086&id=333658940128621| access-date=9 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="FN030315">{{cite web| work= Fenui News|title= Candidates for General Election for Nui Electoral District|date =3 March 2015|url= https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=410427212451793&id=333658940128621| access-date=9 March 2015}}</ref> On Nui [[Pelenike Isaia]] and [[Leneuoti Matusi]] were not returned to parliament.<ref name="FN010415">{{cite web| work= Fenui News|title= 2015 General Election Results|date =1 April 2015|url= https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fenui-News/333658940128621?fref=nf| access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref> On Nuitao [[Vete Sakaio]], the deputy-prime minister, was not elected; the election was otherwise a good result for the government of Enele Sopoaga.<ref name="RNZ100415">{{cite web| work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |title= Cabinet position could await new Tuvalu MP|date =10 April 2015|url= http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/270875/cabinet-position-could-await-new-tuvalu-mp| access-date=10 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="RNZ020415">{{cite web| work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |title= Election looks set to return Sopoaga as Tuvalu's PM|date =2 April 2015|url= http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/270287/election-looks-set-to-return-sopoaga-as-tuvalu's-pm| access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> Enele Sopoaga was sworn in as prime minister and appointed the ministers to the cabinet on 10 April.<ref name="IPU25">{{cite web| work=Inter-Parliamentary Union|title=Palamene o Tuvalu (Parliament of Tuvalu) |date =13 April 2015|url= http://www.ipu.org/parline/reports/2327_E.htm| access-date=14 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="FN4S0415">{{cite web| last =Malaki | first =Semi| work= Fenui News|title= Prime Minister Hon Enele Sosene Sopoaga named his Cabinet (Election Special No. 3)|date =16 April 2015|url= https://www.facebook.com/Tuvalu.UN/photos/a.1436994153261278.1073741856.1433096496984377/1436994259927934/?type=3&permPage=1 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1433096496984377/1436994259927934 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited| access-date=16 June 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="FN100415">{{cite web| work= Fenui News|title=Cabinet of Tuvalu, 2015 |date =10 April 2015|url= https://www.facebook.com/333658940128621/photos/a.338643032963545.1073741828.333658940128621/427494284078419/?type=1&theater |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/333658940128621/427494284078419 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited| access-date=10 April 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===The 2010 general election===

{{Main |2010 Tuvaluan general election}}

{{See also|List of by-elections in Tuvalu|Tuvaluan general election, 2006}}

Parliament was dissolved on 13 August 2010, and registration began on 28 August 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=55268 |title=Tuvalu Parliament to be dissolved tomorrow ahead of elections in five weeks |publisher=Radio New Zealand International |date=12 August 2010 |access-date=2010-08-13}}</ref> Twenty-six candidates, including all sitting members of parliament, stood for the fifteen seats in Parliament.<ref name="RNZI_55879">{{cite news |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=55879 |title=Tuvalu gears up for parliamentary elections |date=15 September 2010 |work=[[Radio New Zealand International]] |access-date=3 November 2011}}</ref> In total, ten MPs were re-elected, while five incumbent MPs lost their seats.<ref name=radioaus>{{cite news|title=Tuvalu PM, speaker retain seats as deputy PM crashes out|url=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/201009/s3014232.htm|work=[[Radio Australia]] |date=17 September 2010|access-date=2010-09-17}}</ref>