2012 Marshallese presidential election

2012 Marshallese presidential election

3 January 2012
All 32 seats in Nitijeļā
Candidate Christopher Loeak Jurelang Zedkaia Party Independent Independent Electoral vote 21 11 Percentage 65.62% 34.38%
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. 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.