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    Niue Government - 2006

    https://theodora.com/wfbcurrent/niue/niue_government.html
    SOURCE: 2006 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Country name:
      conventional long form: none
      conventional short form: Niue
      former: Savage Island

      Dependency status:
      self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1974; Niue fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense; however, these responsibilities confer no rights of control and are only exercised at the request of the Government of Niue

      Government type:
      self-governing parliamentary democracy

      Capital:
      Alofi

      Administrative divisions:
      none; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 14 villages at the second order

      Independence:
      on 19 October 1974, Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand

      National holiday:
      Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)

      Constitution:
      19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act)

      Legal system:
      English common law; note - Niue is self-governing, with the power to make its own laws

      Suffrage:
      18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:
      chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); the UK and New Zealand are represented by New Zealand High Commissioner John BRYAN (since NA May 2000)
      head of government: Premier Young VIVIAN (since 1 May 2002)
      cabinet: Cabinet consists of the premier and three ministers
      elections: the monarch is hereditary; premier elected by the Legislative Assembly for a three-year term; election last held 12 May 2005 (next to be held May 2008)
      election results: Young VIVIAN reelected premier; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - Young VIVIAN (NPP) 85%, O'Love JACOBSEN (independent) 15%

      Legislative branch:
      unicameral Legislative Assembly (20 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms; 6 elected from a common roll and 14 are village representatives)
      elections: last held 30 April 2005 (next to be held April 2008)
      election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA

      Judicial branch:
      Supreme Court of New Zealand; High Court of Niue

      Political parties and leaders:
      Alliance of Independents or AI; Niue People's Action Party or NPP [Young VIVIAN]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:
      NA

      International organization participation:
      ACP, FAO, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO

      Diplomatic representation in the US:
      none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand)

      Diplomatic representation from the US:
      none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand)

      Flag description:
      yellow with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the flag of the UK bears five yellow five-pointed stars - a large one on a blue disk in the center and a smaller one on each arm of the bold red cross


      NOTE: The information regarding Niue on this page is re-published from the 2006 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Niue Government 2006 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Niue Government 2006 should be addressed to the CIA.

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