Nauru's parliament elects Lionel Aingimea as president amid refugee crisis
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Nauru’s new president, Lionel Aingimea, says he will be like a “father of the nation”, guiding and protecting the South Pacific island’s 12,000 people.Aingimea won the vote for presidency on Tuesday, 12 votes to six, against former finance minister David Adeang.Former president Baron Waqa, who has led the nation for the past six years, lost his bid for re-election at last weekend’s poll.Aingimea said in a statement the people of Nauru were like “children that need protecting and guiding”.(...)










