8 Jun 2013

Nauru goes to polls today with 68 candidates vying for 19 seats

4:31 am on 8 June 2013

Nauru goes to the polls today with 68 candidates vying for the 19 seats in the legislature.

After months of political instability there is a widespread hope on the island that a government with a workable majority emerges.

The first seats will be known late tonight with most results expected to be available on Sunday morning.

A tentative date for the swearing-in of the new parliament has been set for next Tuesday.