Nauruans head to polls for general election, referendum

Nauruans headed to the polls on Saturday to elect members of parliament and decide on a change to the nation’s constitution, local media reported.
Fourteen polling stations in the country were open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time, and mobile voting was also available. Early voting got underway on Thursday.
The Nauru parliament is made up of 19 members in multi-seat constituencies, and a total of 60 candidates were vying for seats in parliament, according to the Nauru Electoral Commission.
While voting for seats in parliament, people were asked for their vote in a referendum on Nauru’s parliamentary term.
Nauru’s parliament has passed an amendment bill to extend the term from three years to four, but it required two-thirds of referendum votes to be in favor to become law.