Maurin Kiribati Party (Before 2013) Tobwaan Kiribati Party (2016–2019) Kiribati Moa (2019-2020) Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party (2020-)
Alma mater
University of Otago
Banuera Berina (born 3 November 1962 in Beru) is a lawyer and a politician from Kiribati, representing Kuria in the House of Assembly. He was the opposition candidate in the 2020 Kiribati presidential election.[1]
Berina was a private lawyer since 1992. In May 2003, Berina was first elected to Parliament for the district of South Tarawa and eventually rose to become the chairman of the ruling Tobwaan Kiribati Party. On 3 November 2019, after President Taneti Maamau of the party switched from a pro-Taiwan to a pro-China stance, he founded and became the Chairman of the Kiribati First Party along with 12 other MPs.[2][3] He unsuccessfully ran as the single opposition candidate in the 2020 Kiribati presidential election, where he was supported by the Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party, formed following the merger of his party and the Pillars of Truth Party.[1]
^ ab"Kiribati to hold presidential election today". Radio New Zealand. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^"Kiribati govt loses majority in Parliament". RNZ. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^"Kiribati: Government loses majority in China switch fallout". ABC Radio Australia. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
BanueraBerina (born 3 November 1962 in Beru) is a lawyer and a politician from Kiribati, representing Kuria in the House of Assembly. He was the opposition...
Kiribati. At the presidential elections of 4 July 2003, its candidate BanueraBerina won 9.1%. On 29 January 2016, it merged with Teburoro Tito's United...
re-election in the 2020 presidential election against former party member BanueraBerina of Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party. Taneti won the election by 59% of the...
the switch of diplomatic relations from Taiwan to China, its chairman BanueraBerina founded an opposition party, the Kiribati Moa Party, with 13 MPs. Tekeeua...
the merger of the Pillars of Truth with the Kiribati First Party of BanueraBerina and twelve other MPs which left the Tobwaan Kiribati Party following...
against his older brother, Harry Tong (43.5%) and the private lawyer BanueraBerina (9.1%). The elections were contested by the opposition, due to allegations...
of the vote, receiving a majority in 16 of the 23 constituencies, while Berina finished first in seven constituencies. Governor of the Gilbert and Ellice...
Maamau having switched Kiribati's recognition to China from Taiwan, while Berina seen as more sympathetic toward Taiwan. The elections were seen by many...
Anote and Harry Tong, were the two main candidates (a third candidate, BanueraBerina, won just 9.1% of the vote. Anote Tong, a London School of Economics...
endorsed by the House were the outgoing President Taneti Maamau (TKP) and BanueraBerina (BKM). David Christopher was elected by the Rabi Council of Leaders...
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Moa Party in 2020. The party was established in November 2019 after BanueraBerina and twelve other MPs left the Tobwaan Kiribati Party following the government's...
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