Presidential elections were held in

Kiribati Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati
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on 17 October 2007,"Unclear election results for Kiribati President"
ABC Radio Australia, 31 August 2007. following the 2007 parliamentary election. President

Anote Tong Anote Tong (; born 11 June 1952 in Tabuaeran, Line Islands) is an I-Kiribati politician for the Pillars of Truth party and environmental activist with half Chinese heritage, who served as President of Kiribati, from 2003 to 2016. He won the elect ...

, who was re-elected to parliament in the first round of the parliamentary election, sought another term as president. At the first parliamentary session, four candidates were chosen to appear on the ballot: Anote Tong, Patrick Tatireta, Timon Aneri, and Nabuti Mwemwenikarawa. Opposition nominees

Harry Tong Dr. Harry Tong (), is an I-Kiribati politician with Chinese heritage. He was born in Tabuaeran, Line Islands and is the second child of Chinese immigrant Tong Ting Hai and Nei Keke Randolph, of Abaiang and Maiana. Harry Tong attended Wanganui ...

(Anote Tong's brother) and Tetaua Taitai were excluded from the ballot,"Nominations prompt call for Kiribati poll boycott"
ABC Radio Australia, 21 September 2007. upon which the opposition called for a boycott of the election.
ABC Radio Australia, 18 October 2007. Consequently, voter turnout was just above 50%. Tong received more than 15,500 votes, Mwemwenikarawa received over 8,000 votes, and Tatireta and Anera received less than 400 votes each.

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Presidential elections in Kiribati

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