Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party

Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party
Abbreviation	BKM
Chairman	Tessie Eria Lambourne
Founded	22 May 2020 (2020-05-22)
Merger of	Kiribati First Party Pillars of Truth
Colours	Navy blue
House of Assembly	8 / 45
Website
Party Facebook
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The Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party (BKM) was a political party in Kiribati from the merger of the Kiribati First Party and Boutokaan te Koaua in 2020.[1]

History

The party was established in May 2020, after the merger of the Pillars of Truth with the Kiribati First Party of Banuera Berina and twelve other MPs which left the Tobwaan Kiribati Party following the government's decision to cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of closer relations with China.[2] On 22 May 2020, at the first meeting of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu, BKM nominated Banuera Berina as a candidate for the Beretitenti election.[3]

Banuera was unsuccessful at the election,[4] and the party shortly thereafter dissolved, with many of the members going on to form the Kamanoan Kiribati Party in August 2020.

References

1. "New political party formed in Kiribati, chaired by Hon Tessie Lambourne". Pacific Women in Politics. Retrieved Jun 22, 2020.
2. "Kiribati govt loses majority in Parliament". Radio New Zealand. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
3. Pareti, Samisoni (2020-06-05). "Claims of Chinese interference hit upcoming Kiribati vote". Islands Business. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
4. "Kiribati President Taneti Maamau to be sworn in Wednesday". www.pina.com.fj. Retrieved 2020-06-23. Archived 2020-06-24 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party on Facebook