Cook Islands PM's party likely to retain Parliament in preliminary results
Preliminary results show Prime Minister Mark Brown holding his seat while Democratic leader Tina Browne lost Rakahanga by three votes.
- On Friday, preliminary results showed Prime Minister Mark Brown's Cook Islands Party winning 12 of 24 parliamentary seats, positioning the party to retain control despite bad weather delaying voting on Nassau.
- Voters prioritized pressing issues including the cost of living, water tariffs, and potential deep-sea mining during Wednesday's ballot, where 63 candidates contested the nation's 24 constituencies.
- Democratic Party leader Tina Pupuke-Browne lost her seat by three votes, ending her eight-year tenure. Her party, which previously led the opposition, failed to secure any representation in Parliament.
- Although 13 seats are required for a majority, Brown's party has historically collaborated with independent lawmakers to secure power. With independents comprising 20 per cent of candidates, they may again influence government formation.
- The election occurred during the country's 60-year free association with New Zealand, its primary defense partner. Relations previously strained by government agreements with Beijing have stabilized following a security declaration signed in April.
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Prime Minister Mark Brown calls himself "full of gratitude." Brown needs a majority of 13 seats to form government, having won 12. The party has already joined independents before.
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Preliminary results on Friday showed that Prime Minister Mark Brown's Cook Islands Party would likely retain control of parliament, winning 12 of the Pacific nation's 24 seats, although bad weather delayed voting on the remote island of Nassau.
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