The parliament building in Nauru. Photo: Supplied/ @ChrisTrott
The Nauru Parliament will on Monday attempt to vote in a new president after a successful vote of no confidence last week in the administration of Russell Kun.
After Kun was removed on October 25, two attempts were made to elect a replacement from two candidates - opposition MP David Adeang and the government's Rennier Gadabu.
On each occasion, the vote was nine-nine so Speaker Marcus Stephen, who does not get a vote in presidential elections, called for a third attempt to be held on Monday, October 30.
The new president will be the island's fourth leader in four years.
Adeang was a long-time finance minister in Nauru and along with former president, Baron Waqa, was accused of receiving kickbacks from a phosphate exporting company.
They have both denied they were involved and although an Australian Federal Police investigation into the event was launched in 2015.
Regarding this case, the Guardian Australia reported in September that a series of police investigations over more than a decade resulted in an indictment being laid against Queensland exporter Getax.
Presented to a court in January this year, it alleges one count of conspiracy to bribe a foreign public official.
Court documents obtained by the Guardian reveal that lawyers for Getax Australia Pty Ltd have applied for a permanent stay. If successful, it would effectively permanently halt the company's prosecution.
Both men were also central to the suspension of the opposition from parliament and the subsequent manipulation of the judicial system which an Australian law professor called a shameful episode.
Professor George Newhouse called on the Pacific to respond to the damage being done to Nauru's democracy and its judiciary, but it largely stayed mum.
Baron Waqa is next month due to assume the secretary general's position at the Pacific Island's Forum, though that appointment has since come under scrutiny from some leaders.
