Post-Presidency and Political Role
Clodumar is the only Nauruan politician to have been elected to parliament in two different constituencies. He served his first two terms for the Aiwo Constituency when ousting Itubwa Amram in the 1971 elections; after being re-elected thrice Clodumar resigns his post in early 1979, but has been re-elected in the 1983 elections. In 1992 he did not candidate for a seat and moved to the neighbouring Boe Constituency where he was re-elected in 1995 to serve a third term in parliament.
Clodumar has given and withdrawn support from several other Nauruan politicians, including Bernard Dowiyogo, René Harris and Ludwig Scotty. For presidents, withdrawal of support by Clodumar often meant that a President will lose a no confidence vote.
In 2003, Clodumar himself tried to regain the presidency of Nauru twice, but narrowly lost the parliamentary vote both times. He lost his seat in Parliament in the October 2004 election.
Clodumar is also noted for having founded and led the Centre Party.
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