Kiribati's pro-Beijing incumbent President Taneti Maamau has been reelected after a presidential election battle dubbed one of the most aggressive campaigns in the island nation's history. Maamau's ...

Radio Kiribati said incumbent Taneti Maamau garnered 26,053 votes to claim a second four-year term, finishing more than 8,000 ahead of opposition leader Banuera Berina.

Taneti Maamau, who in September announced the Pacific island nation’s switch to diplomatic ties with Beijing, remains president The result dashes Taipei’s hopes of a resumption of formal ties ...

Concern around Kiribati’s security partnership with China has been growing since its switch in diplomatic recognition from ...

President Taneti Maamau is pro-Beijing but his challenger, Banuera Berina, broke with the government last year after it abandoned Taiwan as an ally.

New Zealand congratulated Kiribati’s Taneti Maamau after the pro-China president was elected on Saturday to a third term in charge of the low-lying Pacific island nation. According to the New ...

Beijing has been sending small teams of police to train Kiribati’s stretched forces in the lead-up to the election, a development that has raised eyebrows among Pacific watchers.

World Published06/22/2020, 09:03 PM Updated06/22/2020, 09:05 PM Kiribati's pro-China leader Taneti Maamau wins re-election, says opposition View all comments (0)0 By Jonathan Barrett ...

President Taneti Maamau, the man responsible for switching Kiribati's allegiance from Taiwan to China, is re-elected after an election campaign with extravagant promises on the basis of Chinese funds.

Taneti Maamau secured another four-year term with 26,053 votes compared with his rival's 17,866, results showed, amid high voter turnout for the strategically located central Pacific nation.

Kiribati leader Taneti Maamau, who campaigned for closer ties with Beijing, has emerged victorious in a tight race for the presidency, underscoring the island nation’s diplomatic switch towards ...

Kiribati’s incumbent leader, President Taneti Maamau, has secured a second term in a fiercely fought election victory that has also tightened China’s foothold in the central Pacific. Mr Maamau ...