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The Democratic Party of Nauru (DPN) is a political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
 in the Pacific nation of Nauru
Nauru

Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island nation in the Micronesian Pacific Ocean....
.

Foundation and leadership
The Party was founded in January, 1987 by former head of state
Head of State

Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchic or republican nation-state, federation, commonwealth or any other political state....
 Kennan Adeang
Kennan Adeang

HE Kennan Ranibok Adeang is a Nauruan political figure and was President of Nauru of the Republic of Nauru during a number of short periods of office in the 1980s....
, after he had been ousted by Hammer DeRoburt
Hammer DeRoburt

HE Maggabi "Hammer" DeRoburt, Order of the British Empire was the founding President of Nauru of the Republic of Nauru, and ruled the country for most of its first twenty years of independence....
 for the second time in two months.






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The Democratic Party of Nauru (DPN) is a political party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
 in the Pacific nation of Nauru
Nauru

Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island nation in the Micronesian Pacific Ocean....
.

Political culture of Nauru


Nauru
Nauru

Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island nation in the Micronesian Pacific Ocean....
's Parliamentary affairs are often characterized by informal alliances and person links, rather than strong party discipline among its legislators.

Foundation and leadership


The Party was founded in January, 1987 by former head of state
Head of State

Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchic or republican nation-state, federation, commonwealth or any other political state....
 Kennan Adeang
Kennan Adeang

HE Kennan Ranibok Adeang is a Nauruan political figure and was President of Nauru of the Republic of Nauru during a number of short periods of office in the 1980s....
, after he had been ousted by Hammer DeRoburt
Hammer DeRoburt

HE Maggabi "Hammer" DeRoburt, Order of the British Empire was the founding President of Nauru of the Republic of Nauru, and ruled the country for most of its first twenty years of independence....
 for the second time in two months. The DPN succeeded the informal Nauru Party headed by Bernard Dowiyogo
Bernard Dowiyogo

HE Bernard Annen Auwen Dowiyogo was President of Nauru of the Republic of Nauru....
, which existed since the 1970s. Dowiyogo then supported the DPN in the Parliament
Parliament of Nauru

The Parliament of Nauru has 18 members, elected for a three year term in multi-seat constituency. The President of Nauru is elected by the members of the Parliament....
.

Goals and influence


The most important goal of the DPN was to prevent an expansion of power of DeRoburt and to force the role of the Parliament. In 1989 DeRoburt had been ousted in a vote of no confidence by Kenos Aroi
Kenos Aroi

Nangindeit Temanimon Kenas Aroi was a Nauru political figure. He had been President of Nauru of the Republic of Nauru from 17 August to 12 December 1989....
 who had been supported by Adeang and his entourage, but only for four months. Adeang also is the last DPN member to have been President of Nauru (1996). Afterwards the DPN increasingly has lost influence; considering it hasn't attained a seat in the Parliament since 2000.

Addendum


In 2003 the son of Kennan Adeang, David Adeang
David Adeang

David Waiau Adeang is a Nauruan politician, and a former Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru. He is a founding member of the Naoero Amo , currently the only successful political party on the island....
, founded the Naoero Amo
Nauru First

Nauru First is the only formal political party in the Republic of Nauru....
 party.