7 January 2016: General elections in Kiribati
In the two rounds of elections (30 December 2015 and 7 January 2016) inhabitants of this small archipelago lying in the Pacific Ocean elected their representatives to the parliament. Of the 44 seats, 19 were won in the first round and 25 went to a run-off. During the run-off, both the Labor and the Environment Ministers lost their seats.
