Mark Brown's Cook Islands Party Set to Govern for Historic Fifth Consecutive Term

Cook Islands Party wins fifth term as official results come in

Aug 26 (Reuters) - The Cook Islands' Mark Brown looks set to stay as ​prime minister of the ‌island nation after official election results on Wednesday showed his Cook Island Party won 13 of ‌parliament's ​24 seats to ⁠clinch a fifth ⁠term. • The resul...

Mark Brown's Cook Islands Party set to govern for historic fifth consecutive term

Mark Brown's governing Cook Islands Party (CIP) is set to return to power for a historic fifth consecutive term after securing an absolute majority of 13 of the 24 parliamentary seats following final count of the 2026 general election.

Mark Brown’s Cook Islands Party set to govern for historic fifth consecutive term

Cook Islands News/RNZ Pacific Mark Brown’s governing Cook Islands Party (CIP) is set to return to power for a historic fifth consecutive term after securing an absolute majority of 13 of the 24 parliamentary seats following final count of the 2026 general election. The Democratic Party, the country’s main opposition in the previous Parliament, has been wiped out after losing all its seats, with its outspoken leader Tina Pupuke-Browne and deputy…