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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Ludwig Scotty
During the caretaker administration of Derog Gioura, Ludwig was elected President of Nauru by a parliamentary vote of 10-7, defeating Centre Party leader and former President Kinza Clodumar.
Ludwig was ousted in a vote of no confidence in August 2003 and was replaced by René Harris.
Ludwig was re-elected to Parliament in elections in October 2004, and most of his allies also did well.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Ludwig_Scotty   (212 words)

  
 Ludwig Scotty - Wikipedia
Scotty während der SIDS-Konferenz in Mauritius, Januar 2005
Scotty wuchs in Anabar im Norden Naurus auf; er besuchte die Sekundarschule von 1960 bis 1964 und studierte an der University of the South Pacific in der fidschianischen Hauptstadt Suva Straf- und Privatrecht.
Nach der Interimsverwaltung Giouras wurde Scotty nach den Parlamentswahlen vom März 2003 mit einem Votum von 10 zu 7 zum Präsidenten gewählt.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ludwig_Scotty   (444 words)

  
 Pacific Magazine: President Backs Taiwan At UN
Ludwig Scotty MP, has urged the United Nations to match its words with actions in a speech delivered at the General Debate of the 61
President Scotty called on the UN to address the membership of Taiwan to the UN and protested against the General Committee’s decision to limit discussion on a proposal on Taiwan’s UN representation in an earlier meeting on 12 September.
President Scotty said that this denial demanded that UN reform be addressed as a matter of urgency.
www.pacificislands.cc /news/2006/09/25/president-backs-taiwan-at-un-   (405 words)

  
 Nauru switches its allegiance back to Taiwan from China
President Chen Shui-bian, right, yesterday proposes a toast to Nauruan President Ludwig Scotty at the Presidential Office to celebrate the resumption of the diplomatic ties between Taiwan and Nauru.
The re-establishment of ties was cemented with a joint communique between Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen and Nauruan President Ludwig Scotty at 10am in Taipei yesterday morning and was announced just minutes later at a press conference.
While Scotty assured reporters yesterday that he had consolidated power back home, Nauru is known for its frequent changes of leadership.
agonist.org /node/16768/print   (290 words)

  
 Nauru
Dowigoyo died in office on March 10, 2003 in Washington DC after heart surgery.
Ludwig Scotty[?] was elected President on May 29, 2003, possibly bringing to an end the years of political uncertainty.
Nauru is a small phosphate rock island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/na/Nauru.html   (596 words)

  
 mir.indymedia.org
The new President is Ludwig Scotty, and his ministerial team reportedly includes some of the younger MPs who have been advocating radical changes in the way the financially troubled island nation is run.
Parliament installed Ludwig Scotty as the new President, with a cabinet including opposition MPs who have criticised the detention centre deal and treatment of asylum seekers.
President Scotty, who was first elected to Nauru's Parliament in 1983 and briefly held the presidential post last year, promised a more transparent government that would improve Nauru's economic position.
www.indymedia.org /nl/2004/06/854703.shtml   (1026 words)

  
 Nauru
President René Harris is toppled in a no-confidence vote and Ludwig Scotty is elected president.
President Ludwig Scotty is ousted in a no-confidence vote and René Harris is elected president.
On May 29 Ludwig Scotty is elected president, defeating Kinza Clodumar by 10 votes to 7.
www.grondweteuropa.nl /9326000/1/j9vvgn5o5i819wf/vgaxlcr1jzlf   (252 words)

  
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Nauru President Ludwig Scotty met with his Taiwan counterpart Chen Shui-bian after the signing.
Scotty's predecessor, Rene Harris, had switched recognition from Taipei to Beijing.
"President Scotty has been deeply regretful about the mistake made by former Nauru President Rene Harris to unilaterally sever the diplomatic ties with Taiwan in July 2002," said Foreign Minister Chen.
taiwansecurity.org /AFP/2005/AFP-140505.htm   (444 words)

  
 Radio Australia - Asia Pacific - Programs - NAURU: Election result a huge win for the government of President Ludwig ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The result was a huge win for the government of president Ludwig Scotty which now has at least 14 of the 18 seats in the Nauru Parliament.
In a way Ludwig Scotty is the older head on a very dynamic young government.
There are eight constituencies, and you go through the figures in every constituency and the leading candidate in every one is either a sitting government member or one of this visionary group.
www.abc.net.au /ra/asiapac/programs/s1227542.htm   (713 words)

  
 Nauru - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The President of Nauru, Ludwig Scotty, is both Head of State and Head of Government.
Scotty's pro-reform government achieved a remarkable victory in the October 2004 general elections.
All nine MPs in the Scotty Government were returned and the Opposition retained only two seats, with the remaining seven seats won by young reform-minded candidates.
www.dfat.gov.au /geo/nauru/nauru_brief.html   (1899 words)

  
 Nauru Exekutive - Regierung   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Ludwig SCOTTY (seit dem 26 October 2004); note - the president is both the Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef
Regierungschef: Staatspräsident Ludwig SCOTTY (seit dem 26 October 2004); note - the president is both the Staatsoberhaupt and Regierungschef
election results: Ludwig SCOTTY was unopposed in the parliamentary elections for president
www.indexmundi.com /de/nauru/exekutive.html   (83 words)

  
 Nauru President takes over with decree of emergency rule - World - www.smh.com.au
Mr Scotty sought to justify his dissolving of parliament by citing its failure to pass the budget.
The parliamentary speaker, Russell Kun, said Mr Scotty was misusing the police to have him removed from his office.
The impasse followed a ruling by Mr Kun that a government minister, Kieren Keke, was not entitled to be in parliament because he was born in Australia and travelled on an Australian passport even though he is also a Nauru citizen.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/10/01/1096527940725.html?from=storylhs   (488 words)

  
 Radio Australia - News - Ludwig Scotty is elected Nauru's president   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The new parliament in Nauru has elected Ludwig Scotty unopposed as president of the republic.
The emphatic nature of the win at the weekend elections by the Reformist Government of Ludwig Scotty was obvious from the start of the sitting.
The leader of the Young Reformist Movement in Nauru, David Adeang, who has been Ludwig Scotty's foreign minister nominated Mr Scotty as the government's candidate.
www.abc.net.au /ra/news/stories/s1228238.htm   (215 words)

  
 Nauru president's secret visit to Taiwan causes consternation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Taipei - A secret visit to Taiwan by President Ludwig Scotty of the tiny Pacific island republic of Nauru ahead of Taiwanese leader Chen Shui-bian's visit to Nauru triggered speculation Saturday he was seeking aid in exchange for maintaining ties with Taipei.
President Scotty arrived in Taipei on Wednesday and departed on Saturday.
On his last visit to Taiwan five months ago, Scotty asked Taiwan to help Nauru resume its air service, suspended last December after Air Nauru's only plane was impounded by a US bank.
news.monstersandcritics.com /asiapacific/printer_1197318.php   (223 words)

  
 Nauru President Scotty and officials pay state visit
It reports that Nauruan President Ludwig Scotty recently arrived in Taiwan for a six-day state visit.
The trip marked Scotty's first visit to Taiwan since the two countries resumed formal diplomatic relations in May 2005.
During his visit, Scotty exchanged views with President Chen Shui-bian on the international situation, matters of mutual concern and cooperative projects.
www.taiwan.com.au /Polieco/Policies/AsiaPacific/20060310.html   (267 words)

  
 Emergency declared as Nauruan parliament sacked - World - www.smh.com.au
Nauruan President Ludwig Scotty has sacked the parliament and declared a state of emergency in a new constitutional crisis for the tiny Pacific island nation.
He said Mr Scotty addressed the nation last night on national television, saying he had no choice but to declare a state of emergency and dissolve parliament because the national budget had lapsed.
The decision means Mr Scotty has seized absolute power in the tiny nation of 13,000 people.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/10/01/1096527909132.html?from=storylhs   (523 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Country profiles | Country profile: Nauru
Ludwig Scotty: A seasoned player in Nauru's fluid politics
In September he had sacked parliament after it failed to meet a deadline to pass a reform budget.
Mr Scotty was re-elected by MPs in June 2004, less than a year after being ousted in a no-confidence vote in August 2003.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1134221.stm   (413 words)

  
 Marianas Variety On-Line Edition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Leaders of Pacific allies such as Nauru President Ludwig Scotty, Marshall Islands President Kessai Note, Tuvalu Prime Minister Apisai Ielemia, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Massaneh Sogavare and Kiribati President Anote Tong are set to embark in the three-day summit that has a theme, “Strengthening Oceanic Democratic Alliances and Realizing Comprehensive Partnerships.”
Minister of State Temmy Shmull said preparations and arrangements for the arrival of the heads of states and the actual summit are in full swing.
Shmull said the first head of state to arrive in Palau is Nauru President Ludwig Scotty along with a 10-member delegation, to be followed by Solomon Islands Prime Minister Massaneh Sogavare to be accompanied by a 12-member delegation.
www.mvariety.com /calendar/september/04/pacific/pac02.htm   (392 words)

  
 Nauru Information - Online Prescription Medication Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Between 1999 and 2003, a series of no-confidence votes and elections resulted in two people, René Harris and Bernard Dowiyogo, leading the country for alternating periods.
Dowiyogo died in office in March 2003 and Ludwig Scotty was elected President.
Scotty was re-elected to serve a full term in October 2004.
www.prescriptiondrug-info.com /drug_information_online.asp?title=Nauru   (3515 words)

  
 Nauru
The presidency has changed 14 times in the past 3 years; in June, Parliament reelected Ludwig Scotty with a clear majority.
Following general elections in November, Ludwig Scotty was reelected President by Parliament, after a dissolution and new election gave his reform supporters a clear majority.
In parliamentary elections, voting by secret ballot is compulsory for all citizens over the age of 20.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41653.htm   (2611 words)

  
 Nauru: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — FactMonster.com
Bernard Dowiyogo, elected in 2003 as president for the seventh time (nonsequentially), died in March 2003, and Ludwig Scotty, a senior cabinet minister, was elected in May 2003.
In August, Scotty was sacked in a no-confidence vote, and René Harris was elected.
Current Government Officials: Nauru - World—Heads of State Heads of State and Cabinet Members Nauru President Ludwig SCOTTY Min.
www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107816.html   (617 words)

  
 Scoop: APIA: Howard Boxed Into More Aid For Nauru
Initially there were three candidates, each commanded six votes that resulted in a deadlock that ran for three weeks before Ludwig Scotty was elected in a second round of votes by a margin of ten to seven.
However, the reformist path that President Scotty’s government was adopting did not suit other members of Parliament and in a vote of no confidence on August 8 2003, Rene Harris was returned as President by a margin of nine votes to eight.
However, Rene Harris’ reign was short lived and Ludwig Scotty is back at the helm representing Nauru at the Pacific Islands Forum in Apia, Samoa this week.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/HL0408/S00074.htm   (1585 words)

  
 NAURU, Permanent Mission to the United Nations
STATEMENT of President Ludwig Scotty, MP at the SIDS Mauritius Meeting in January 2005.
PRESS RELEASE The Permanent Representative of Nauru to the United Nations, Ambassador Marlene Moses, defends Nauru's decision to vote for commercial whaling at the International Whaling Commission (IWC)
Ludwig Scotty, MP President and Head of State
www.un.int /nauru   (94 words)

  
 Feeds - President Ludwig Scotty - Zimbio
who has also been tapped to serve as nonresident ambassador to Nauru and next week is due to present his credentials to President Ludwig Scotty.
President Scotty, 58, formerly served as speaker of the Parliament, which consists of 18 members.
July 28, 2003 -- SYDNEY, July 22 Kyodo Nauru President Ludwig Scotty said Tuesday that the Pacific island nation has closed its diplomatic missions in the United States and China because they have failed to ach Read full story
www.zimbio.com /portal/President+Ludwig+Scotty/rolls/2   (414 words)

  
 NAURU Information on Government, People, History, Economy, Environment, Development
Two representatives are elected in each constituency except Ubenide, which is composed of four of the smaller districts and has four representatives in Parliament
In JUly 2002, His Excellency Rene Harris was appointed President after the former President Ludwig Scotty, MP was deposed in a vote of no-confidence by the House.
Detailed information on the Political Profile of the Republic of Nauru is available here - written by Michael R. Ogden, Ph.D. of the University of Hawaii (forthcoming in the World Encyclopedia of Political Systems, 3rd Edition.
www.un.int /nauru/political.html   (293 words)

  
 Nauru President Scotty and officials play state visit
Nauru President Scotty and officials play state visit
Nauruan President Ludwig Scotty arrived in Taiwan March 6 for a six-day state visit at the invitation of President Chen Shui-bian.
The trip marked Scotty's first visit to Taiwan since the two countries resumed...
www.topix.net /forum/world/nauru/TQA0B95RPB8JSU4CV   (546 words)

  
 Government Of Nauru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
chief of state: President Ludwig SCOTTY (since 22 June 2004) note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
election results: Rene HARRIS was removed from the presidency in no-confidence vote 22 June 2004; Ludwig SCOTTY became president
head of government: President Ludwig SCOTTY (since 22 June 2004) note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/nauru_country_government.shtml   (499 words)

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