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Article 16 The President (1) There shall be a President of Nauru, who shall be elected by Parliament. (2) A person is not qualified to be elected President unless he is a member of Parliament. (3) The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker are not qualified to be elected President. (4) The President holds office until the election of another person as President. (5) Parliament shall elect a President: (a) whenever the office of President is vacant; (b) at the first sitting of Parliament next following its dissolution; and (c) whenever: (i) the President tenders the resignation of his office by writing under his hand delivered to the Speaker; (ii) a resolution for the removal from office of the President and Ministers is approved under Article 24; or (iii) the President ceases to be a member of Parliament otherwise than by reason only of its dissolution. [Art 16 subst GN No 72/1968, opn 17 May 1968]