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A former rights lawyer has been elected Nauru’s president. The change in leadership follows calls for humanitarian reform in the tiny Pacific nation, which Australia uses as a detention center for displaced people.

Nauru’s Parliament chose Lionel Aingimea as president on Tuesday, three days after elections in the tiny Pacific island nation.
Aingimea won the presidency 12-6 over rival David Adeang, the Nauru government information office reports.
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