NAURU: Anxious wait for outcome of election polls

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Updated August 24, 2007 15:29:35

Thousands of people on Nauru will head to the polls tomorrow for the first election since a reforming government took power three years ago. While polling day is expected to be peaceful, there's simmering concern about the political climate in Nauru.

Presenter: Sonja Heydeman
Speakers: Joanna Olsen, Pacific Beat's reporter in Nauru. Russell Kun, Former Nauran government Minister

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