-+ 0.00%
-+ 0.00%
-+ 0.00%

Avarua News: Preliminary vote count results show that Cook Islands' ruling party, the Cook Islands Party, won the parliamentary election held on the 12th local time and will be in power for the fifth time in a row. According to reports, in the election on the 12th, candidates contested for 22 of the 24 seats in the parliament. According to the preliminary vote count results broadcast by Cook Islands TV on social media, the Cook Islands Party won 11 seats, the opposition Cook Islands Solidarity Party won 4 seats, and the Independents won 7 seats. Furthermore, an independent Member of Parliament was automatically re-elected because there were no competitors in the constituency at the nomination deadline. The Nassau Island constituency in the Cook Islands postponed voting until the afternoon of the 13th due to bad weather, and the 24th seat was elected. The Cook Islands has a land area of 240 square kilometres and consists of 15 small islands. Parliament has a unicameral system composed of 24 members elected by universal suffrage from 24 constituencies for a term of 4 years. The political party or coalition that obtained the majority of seats in the parliamentary elections is responsible for forming a new government. The Cook Islands Party has formed a cabinet 4 times in a row in the November 2010 to August 2022 elections.

Zhitongcaijing·08/13/2026 12:25:30
Listen to the news
Avarua News: Preliminary vote count results show that Cook Islands' ruling party, the Cook Islands Party, won the parliamentary election held on the 12th local time and will be in power for the fifth time in a row. According to reports, in the election on the 12th, candidates contested for 22 of the 24 seats in the parliament. According to the preliminary vote count results broadcast by Cook Islands TV on social media, the Cook Islands Party won 11 seats, the opposition Cook Islands Solidarity Party won 4 seats, and the Independents won 7 seats. Furthermore, an independent Member of Parliament was automatically re-elected because there were no competitors in the constituency at the nomination deadline. The Nassau Island constituency in the Cook Islands postponed voting until the afternoon of the 13th due to bad weather, and the 24th seat was elected. The Cook Islands has a land area of 240 square kilometres and consists of 15 small islands. Parliament has a unicameral system composed of 24 members elected by universal suffrage from 24 constituencies for a term of 4 years. The political party or coalition that obtained the majority of seats in the parliamentary elections is responsible for forming a new government. The Cook Islands Party has formed a cabinet 4 times in a row in the November 2010 to August 2022 elections.