Opposition MPs, Adeang included, constituted a majority of legislators present, and passed a ruling outlawing dual citizenship for Members of Parliament.

The ruling, if applied, would have affected senior Cabinet ministers Dr. Kieren Keke and Frederick Pitcher.

The law was overturned as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court,[4] and Adeang subsequently sought to suspend all pro-government MPs from Parliament, citing their allegedly "unruly behaviour".

Two observers from the Pacific Islands Forum were present to monitor the election, at the request of the Nauruan government.

[7] All nine supporters of Stephen (Stephen himself, Kieren Keke, Mathew Batsiua, Roland Kun, Frederick Pitcher, Sprent Dabwido, former Speaker Riddell Akua, Dominic Tabuna and Rykers Solomon) were reelected, while three opposition MPs (former President René Harris, Cyril Buraman and Fabian Ribauw) lost their seats;[8] the government claims it has thus won the election.