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Elections for a Legislative Assembly were held in Nauru on 26 January 1968.
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Background
A Constitutional Convention had been elected in 1967. It produced a new constitution in preparation for independence, which provided for an 18-member Legislative Assembly with a three-year term. The Assembly would then appoint a five-member Council of State to exercise executive power.
Results
Of the 18 elected members, half consisted of the nine members of the Legislative Council elected in 1966.
Aftermath
The Assembly met for the first time on 31 January and elected the new Council of State. The Council subsequently elected Hammer DeRoburt as its chairman.
References
Nauruan parliamentary election, 1968 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA