The Natatok Indigenous People's Democratic Party (NIPDP), sometimes simplified to the Natatok Party, is a political party in Vanuatu.
History The NIPDP was founded in July 2011 as a re-establishment of a party that contested the 1979 elections.Tom Lansford (2015) Political Handbook of the World 2015, CQ Press In the 2012 elections the party nominated six candidates, winning two of the 52 seats in Parliament; Alfred Rollen Carlot in Efate and Jonas James in Paama.Legislative elections of 30 October 2012 Psephos The party was given a ministerial post in the government formed by Moana Carcasses Kalosil in March 2013.
In the 2016 elections the party fielded ten candidates,Final candidate list for the 2016 General Election Vanuatu Daily, 11 January 2016 but was reduced to a single seat, Alickson Vira winning in Ambae.Official results – 2016 Vanuatu General Election Vanuatu Daily
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