Nauru election fair and transparent observers say

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http://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2016/07/11/elections-on-nauru-fair-and-transparent--international-observers/

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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Elections on the tiny South Pacific island of Nauru were fair and transparent, the first international observers to monitor polls on the world's smallest republic in more than a decade said on Monday.

Nauru, thousands of kilometres northeast of Australia, has been criticised internationally for human rights violations, including high levels of violence against woman and children, and political instability, with four presidents since 2011.

But observers said the weekend election had surpassed their expectations.