Marshall Islands has elected its 10th President, Dr Hilda Heine.
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Dr Heine received 17 votes when the Marshall Islands Nitijela voted yesterday, just one more than outgoing President, David Kabua.
It is Dr Heine’s second term as President; she also served from 2016-2020.
The vote follows November’s election.
Meanwhile, Taiwan has congratulated Dr Heine on her successful nomination.
A congratulatory message from President Tsai Ing-wen has been delivered to Heine via Taiwan’s embassy in the Pacific island nation, MOFA said in a news release.
And Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata has also congratulated Heine upon her election.
As part of a congressional delegation, Amata visited RMI a few months ago to discuss these shared priorities, and as Chairman of the Indo-Pacific Task Force of the Natural Resources Committee, she worked in Congress for the necessary passage of a renewal of the Compact of Free Association (COFA) agreement.
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