The United Coalition Party ( gil, Karikirakean Te I-Kiribati; KTK), also known as the Improving I-Kiribati Welfare Party, was a political party in

Kiribati Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),Kiribati
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History

The party was established in August 2010 as a merger of the Kiribati Independent Party and

Protect the Maneaba Protect the Maneaba ( gil, Maneaban te Mauri) is a political party in Kiribati created by the merger of the National Progressive Party and the Christian Democratic Party. At the last presidential elections of July 4, 2003, its candidate Harry Tong ...

.Tom Lansford (2015) ''Political Handbook of the World 2015'', CQ Press The new party held 12 seats, making it the largest opposition faction, resulting in its leader Rimeta Beniamina being appointed Leader of the Opposition. However, she later defected to the Maurin Kiribati Party (MKP). In the 2011 parliamentary elections it won ten seats, and was able to nominate Tetaua Taitai for the 2012 presidential elections. Taitai finished second with 35% of the vote. In January 2016 it merged with the MKP to form the Tobwaan Kiribati Party.Kiribati party merger ahead of presidential poll
Radio New Zealand, 29 January 2016

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