Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Taneti MAAMAU*
• Head of Government: President Taneti MAAMAU
• Assembly: Kiribati has a unicameral House of Assembly (Maneaba ni Maungatabu) with 46 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 4-year term.  The House of Assembly chooses a presidential candidate from their members and the president is then elected from these candidates.
• In the House of Assembly, 44 members are directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. One additional member is appointed by the Rabi Council to represent Banaba Island, and the attorney general serves as an ex officio member. All 46 members serve 4-year terms.