The Natatok Indigenous People's Democratic Party (NIPDP; sometimes simplified to the Natatok Party) is a political party in
Vanuatu
Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
.
History
The NIPDP was founded in July 2011 as a re-establishment of a party that contested the
1979 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1979.
Africa
* Algeria: presidential election
* Benin: parliamentary election
* Botswana: general election
* Gabon: presidential election
* Ghana: presidential election
* Kenya: general election
* Mal ...
.
[Tom Lansford (2015) ''Political Handbook of the World 2015'', CQ Press] In the
2012 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 2012.
International
* 2012 United Nations Security Council election
Africa Egypt
* 2012 Egyptian presidential election
Mali
* 2012 Malian presidential election
* 2012 Malian parliamentary electio ...
the party nominated six candidates, winning two of the 52 seats in
Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
;
Alfred Rollen Carlot in
Efate and
Jonas James in
Paama
Paama (Paama language: VoumCrowley, Terry. (1982). ''The Paamese Language of Vanuatu. Pacific Linguistics, Series B – No. 87''. Canberra: ANU Printing Services.) is a small island in Malampa Province, Vanuatu.
The island is about 8 km ...
. The party was given a ministerial post in the government formed by
Moana Carcasses Kalosil
Moana Carcasses Kalosil (born 27 January 1963) is a Vanuatuan politician. He was Prime Minister of Vanuatu from March 2013 to May 2014. He was the first naturalized citizen of Vanuatu to become the country's prime minister.
Carcasses was ousted ...
in March 2013.
[
In the 2016 elections the party fielded ten candidates, but was reduced to a single seat, Alickson Vira winning in ]Ambae
Ambae Island, also known as Aoba, Omba, Oba, or Opa and formerly Lepers’ Island, is an island in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, located near , approximately north-northwest of Vanuatu's capital city, Port Vila.
History
First ...
.Official results – 2016 Vanuatu General Election
Vanuatu Daily
References
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Political parties in Vanuatu
Political parties established in 2011
2011 establishments in Vanuatu