In the 2019 elections, nearly half of the Parliament members lost their seats, including incumbent President Baron Waqa.

[3] Adeang was a candidate in the following presidential election; he lost to Lionel Aingimea, who had been an assistant minister.

Potential candidates in regularly scheduled general elections were now required to register their intention 270 days before the end of the parliamentary term.

[6] To address public concerns about granting citizenship to foreigners, the government held a constitutional referendum in 2021 which disqualified naturalised citizens and their descendants from running for Parliament.

[10][11] Aingimea also supported the USP Council's decision to renew Ahluwalia's contract, and commissioned the auditing firm BDO to further pursue the investigation.

Nauruans who provide proof of illness, are in hospital or are not present in the country on election day are excused.

[16] On 29 August, Speaker of Parliament Marcus Stephen issued a writ of election for 24 September.

[19] The Pacific Islands Forum sent an election monitoring team led by Feue Tipu, the High Commissioner of Tuvalu to New Zealand.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the electoral commission encouraged polling stations to enforce rigorous hygiene measures.

[19][22] Former presidents Ludwig Scotty and Baron Waqa ran for election, but did not enter Parliament.