Speaker
The Speaker is the presiding officer of Parliament. The Speaker is elected by the MPs from amongst the MPs. The Speaker has no vote in no confidence votes and presidential elections.
Following the April 2008 election, Riddell Akua was appointed Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru. He replaced David Adeang.
Two weeks after the April 2010 election, Godfrey Thoma was elected Speaker. Due to political deadlock fresh elections were held June, after which Parliament continued to be deadlocked until the election of Ludwig Scotty to the chair in November 2010.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)