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Niue

Flag of Niue

Flag Description

Yellow with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the flag of the UK bears five yellow five-pointed stars—a large one on a blue disk in the centre and a smaller one on each arm of the bold red cross.

Election type: Parliamentary

Election date: 30 April 2005 (last held 21 March 2002)

Number of registered voters: not known, but population is 1 200

Compulsory voting: No

Government

Type: Self-governing parliamentary democracy

Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952

Party in Government: Niue People's Action Party (NPP)

Head of Government: Premier Young VIVIAN (since 1 May 2002)

Branches: Executive—Queen (Chief of State), Premier (head of government) and Cabinet which consists of the premier and three ministers

Legislative—a unicameral Legislative Assembly of 20 seats. Members are elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms (six are elected from a common roll and 14 are village representatives).

Main Political Parties: Niue People's Action Party (NPP), Alliance of Independents (AI)

Suffrage: universal at 18

In a Pacific Magazine article of 12 May 2005 entitled Niue: Young Vivian Re-elected as Premier discusses his election platform of continuing development, the three new Members of Parliament and the possible Cabinet make-up.

According to a Radio New Zealand International article dated 15 May 2005 entitled Niue’s Premier drops former Finance Minister from Cabinet, Toke Talagi has been dumped from the three-person Cabinet in Vivian’s new government in favour of Mrs Va'inga Tukuitoga.

 

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