Taiwan ally Tuvalu names former attorney general as prime minister

Feleti Teo's election shows ties with Taipei remain strong, envoy says

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A man drives over a causeway on Nov. 25, 2019 in Funafuti, Tuvalu. The tiny island nation on Monday named Feleti Teo as its new prime minister.  © Getty Images

SHAUN TURTON, Nikkei Staff Writer

SYDNEY -- Tuvaluan parliamentarians have chosen Feleti Teo as the small Pacific nation's new prime minister, doing so in an unprecedented unanimous vote that suggests a high degree of support for the former attorney general and fisheries official.

Teo's election by the country's 16 members of parliament was announced by former Foreign Minister Simon Kofe following a vote on Monday morning.

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