Early parliamentary elections were held in

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on 8 April 2000.Nauru
Inter-Parliamentary Union All candidates ran as independents. Following the election

René Harris René Reynaldo Harris (11 November 1947 – 5 July 2008) was President of the Republic of Nauru four times between 1999 and 2004. He was a Member of Parliament from 1977 to 2008.Bernard Dowiyogo Bernard Annen Auwen Dowiyogo (14 February 1946 – 9 March 2003) was a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru on seven separate occasions. During this time, he also served as a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Ubenide. ...

by one vote. However, following the resignation of Speaker

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and Deputy Speaker

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, Cain resigned, and Dowiyogo was subsequently elected president. Voter turnout was 88.8%.

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, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p702

Results

References

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