{"id":6123,"date":"2014-12-01T09:47:04","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T21:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.infomarshallislands.com\/?p=6123"},"modified":"2016-01-31T09:47:13","modified_gmt":"2016-01-30T21:47:13","slug":"marshall-islands-new-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infomarshallislands.com\/marshall-islands-new-president\/","title":{"rendered":"President Resigns After Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.infomarshallislands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/seal-for-new-president-w-casten1.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6162\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.infomarshallislands.com\/marshall-islands-new-president\/seal-for-new-president-w-casten-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.infomarshallislands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/seal-for-new-president-w-casten1.gif?fit=420%2C264&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"420,264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"seal for new president w casten\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.infomarshallislands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/seal-for-new-president-w-casten1.gif?fit=300%2C189&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.infomarshallislands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/seal-for-new-president-w-casten1.gif?fit=420%2C264&ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6162 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.infomarshallislands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/seal-for-new-president-w-casten1-300x189.gif?resize=300%2C189\" alt=\"seal for new president w casten\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.infomarshallislands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/seal-for-new-president-w-casten1.gif?resize=300%2C189&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.infomarshallislands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/seal-for-new-president-w-casten1.gif?resize=150%2C94&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.infomarshallislands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/seal-for-new-president-w-casten1.gif?resize=24%2C15&ssl=1 24w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.infomarshallislands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/seal-for-new-president-w-casten1.gif?resize=36%2C23&ssl=1 36w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.infomarshallislands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/seal-for-new-president-w-casten1.gif?resize=48%2C30&ssl=1 48w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.infomarshallislands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/seal-for-new-president-w-casten1.gif?resize=400%2C251&ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Tuesday, January 26, 2016:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>President Casten Nemra stood down today following a vote of no confidence with the numbers 21 to 12. Nitijela Counsel Divine Waiti confirmed for Speaker Ken Kedi that a vote for President could be held as early as tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier notes in the power struggle follow.<\/p>\n<p><em>Friday, January 15, 2016:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>President Casten Nemra is struggling to form a Cabinet, with a leadership battle continuing to be played out in Majuro.<\/p>\n<p>Two key ministerial positions are still vacant (Health and Education). Positions that have been filled, but may well change are:<\/p>\n<p>Minister in Assistance David Kabua<br \/>\nMinister of Finance Jack Ading<br \/>\nMinister of Foreign Affairs Kessai Note<br \/>\nMinister of Justice Atbi Riklon<br \/>\nMinister of Resources and Development Bruce Bilimon<br \/>\nMinister of Transportation and Communication Mike Halferty<\/p>\n<p>To read more about the power struggle, go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshallislandsjournal.com\" target=\"_blank\">Marshall Islands Journal’s site<\/a> or subscribe to the Journal by emailing the Journal at <a href=\"mailto:marshallislandsjournal@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">marshallislandsjournal@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, January 4, 2016: At 11:21am, Jaluit Senator Casten Nemra was voted President-elect of the Marshall Islands. He beat Kwajalein Senator Alvin Jacklick to the position. Nemra was formerly the government’s Chief Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>At 11am, Arno Senator Jejwarick Anton was elected Vice Speaker ahead of KBE Senator Eldon Note.<\/p>\n<p>At 10:40am Rongelap Senator Kenneth Kedi was elected Speaker. He beat former President Christopher Loeak into the position.<\/p>\n<p>Following the RMI National Election in November, the 33 newly-elected Senators will gather at the Nitijela in Delap today to elect a new RMI President and form the government. Using a system of secret ballot, the Senators first elect a Speaker, then a Vice-Speaker and finally the President. He or she will then, over a period of days, choose his or her Cabinet.<\/p>\n<p><em>Former Presidents are:<\/em> Amata Kabua, Kunio Lemari (Acting), Imata Kabua, Kessai Note, Litokwa Tomeing, Ruben Zackhras (Acting), Jurelang Zedkaia, and Christopher Loeak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, January 26, 2016: President Casten Nemra stood down today following a vote of no confidence with the numbers 21 to 12. Nitijela Counsel Divine Waiti confirmed for Speaker Ken Kedi that a vote for President could be held as early as tomorrow. Earlier notes in the power struggle follow. 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