2020 Kiribati presidential election

2020 Kiribati presidential election

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Registered55,268
Turnout79.67%
 
Nominee Taneti Maamau Banuera Berina
Party TKP BKM
Popular vote 26,053 17,866
Percentage 59.32% 40.68%

President before election

Taneti Maamau
TKP

Elected President

Taneti Maamau
TKP

Presidential elections were held in Kiribati on 22 June 2020. Incumbent President Taneti Maamau of the Tobwaan Kiribati Party was re-elected with 59% of the vote.

Campaign

Relations with China and Taiwan was the main issue during the elections, with Maamau having switched Kiribati's recognition to China from Taiwan, while Berina seen as more sympathetic toward Taiwan. The elections were seen by many as a critical test for the Chinese Communist Party's expansionist foreign policy.

Results

The results were declared on 23 June 2020 by Chief Justice John Muria at the Ministry of Justice headquarters in South Tarawa. Maamau won the election with 59% of the vote, receiving a majority in 16 of the 23 constituencies, while Berina finished first in seven constituencies.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Taneti MaamauTobwaan Kiribati Party26,05359.32
Banuera BerinaBoutokaan Kiribati Moa Party17,86640.68
Total43,919100.00
Valid votes43,91999.75
Invalid/blank votes1120.25
Total votes44,031100.00
Registered voters/turnout55,26879.67
Source: Ministry of Justice

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