Nauru parliament prepares to sit
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The new parliament in Nauru sits Tuesday, with the first business to elect a new speaker and president.
The president, Marcus Stephen, was returned to power in snap elections at the weekend, and was expected to claim up to 12 seats in the 18 seat parliament.
The elections were called to resolve a two-month parliamentary deadlock.
Before the election Mr Stephen said the Parliamentary Speaker, David Adeang, and his supporters had compromised due process to such an extent, that budget supply bills had been blocked and a number of investment projects on Nauru delayed.
Mr Stephen has told Radio Australia he hopes the government can now get down to business.
"Well well be doing things as normal - what we intended to do," he said.
"The problem last time we weren't able to have a proper sitting of parliament - we weren't given the opportunity to be allowed to ask questions and the things we've been doing.
"That was the problem in the past parliament."
