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Tuvalu
Last reviewed: 31 March 2009

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Politics

There are no parties and politics are based on personal, family and island loyalties. Parliamentary elections are held every four years. Following the August 2006 General Election MPs selected Hon Apisai Ielemia as Prime Minister. The new administration includes five MPs elected to parliament for the first time, of which four are former senior civil servants.