Nauru's former president loses seat in elections
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Nauru's controversial former President, Rene Harris, has lost his seat in the country's national elections.
Mr Harris who has been in the opposition for a few years, almost got back into government a month ago through a vote of no confidence.
But president Marcus Steven declared a state of emergency and called for snap elections just over a week ago.
All results are not in yet but president Steven has won his seat.
Mr Harris was president when he invited the Australian government to use Nauru as a processing centre for asylum seekers.
He was also president when Nauru went bankrupt.
