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General elections were held in Vanuatu on 30 October 2012.The previous elections to the 52-member Parliament of Vanuatu were held in 2008. The largest parties in this election were the center-left Vanua’aku Pati which won 11 seats and the social-democratic National United Party (8 seats). Thirteen other parties as well as four independents won parliamentary seats. As a result Edward Natapei of the Vanua’aku Pati was able to become the Prime Minister.