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.
[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: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
;
Alfred Rollen Carlot in
Efate
Efate (french: Éfaté) is an island in the Pacific Ocean which is part of the Shefa Province in Vanuatu. It is also known as Île Vate.
Geography
It is the most populous (approx. 66,000) island in Vanuatu. Efate's land area of makes it Vanu ...
and Jonas James in Paama. The party was given a ministerial post in the government formed by Moana Carcasses Kalosil in March 2013.
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In the 2016 Vanuatuan general election, 2016 elections the party fielded ten candidates, but was reduced to a single seat, Alickson Vira winning in Aoba Island, Ambae.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