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Tuvalu

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Apisai IELEMIA
  • Assembly: Tuvalu has a unicameral Parliament (Fale I Fono) with 15 seats.

* The Queen is represented by Governor General Filoimea TELITO .

Description of electoral system:

  • The Queen is hereditary.
  • The Prime Minister is elected by parliament.
  • In the Parliament (Fale I Fono) 15 members are elected by plurality vote in multi-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms.***

*** There are seven districts with two members and one single-member constituency corresponding to the remaining inhabited islands

Population:

  • Population: 10,472 (July 2010 est.)

Future elections

Past elections

  • Parliamentary - August 3, 2006
  • Parliamentary - July 25, 2002

Last Updated on 07/15/2010

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