Cook Islands voters elect new government with Brown set to return
Cook Islanders have voted in a general election, with Prime Minister Mark Brown's party winning the most seats and expected to form the next government.
Polling booths opened for the Cook Islands election, with 110,000 registered voters choosing leaders for the next four years. Cost of living, water tariffs, and mining were key issues for voters. Preliminary results show Mark Brown's party won more seats than any other, giving him the numbers needed to be re-elected as Prime Minister for a second term.
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Cost of living, water tariffs, mining on Cook Islanders' minds ahead of election
Cost of living, water tariffs, and mining are on Cook Islanders' minds ahead of this week's election.
RNZ
Polling booths open in Cook Islands
110,000 registered voters will elect their leaders for the next four years.
RNZ
Cook Islands election: preliminary results starting to come in
Thirteen seats are needed for a majority to form a government.
1News
Cook Islands PM Mark Brown expected to be re-elected
Brown anticipated to lead the South Pacific nation’s government for a second term after his party won more seats than any other.