Elections in Vanuatu


elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The Parliament or Parlement has 52 members, elected for a four-year term in multi-seat constituencies. The president is elected for a five-year term by an electoral college consisting of members of Parliament and the presidents of Regional Councils.

Political culture

Vanuatu has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Latest elections

See 2012 Vanuatuan general election.

See 2016 Vanuatuan general election.

See 2020 Vanuatuan general election.