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2012 Marshallese presidential election
All 32 seats in Nitijeļā
President before election; Jurelang Zedkaia; Independent	Elected President ; Christopher Loeak; Independent

An indirect presidential election was held in the Marshall Islands on 3 January 2012 following the 2011 general election.

Result

Only two candidates were nominated for President, who is elected by the 33-member Nitijela. The candidates were the incumbent President Jurelang Zedkaia, and long-time MP and government minister Christopher Loeak. Loeak won the election with 21 votes to 11 votes.^[1] Loeak was expected to name his cabinet and be sworn in within a week.


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Christopher Loeak	Independent	21	65.62
	Jurelang Zedkaia	Independent	11	34.38
Total			32	100.00

Valid votes			32	100.00
Invalid/blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			32	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			32	100.00

Reaction

Zedkaia has agreed to co-operate with the new administration.^[2]

References

^ "RNZ Pacific".
^ "Loeak elected new Marshall Islands President". Radio New Zealand. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.

[1] "RNZ Pacific".

[rnz-2] "Loeak elected new Marshall Islands President". Radio New Zealand. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.

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