Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 24 April 2010,[1] following the dissolution of parliament by President Marcus Stephen on 16 March 2010.

[2] The election was called due to repeated attempts to oust the government of Marcus Stephen in votes of no-confidence.

Specifically, Getax had offered the Nauruan government a loan of A$25 million with a 15% interest rate, which, according to an investigative article in The Australian, "would be likely to have resulted in the country defaulting on its repayments, triggering contract provisions that would have let Getax take over the Nauru-owned phosphate industry".

The latter three (including Aloysius Amwano)[4] then joined the ranks of the opposition, causing a parliamentary stalemate, and thus the April election.

[5][6] In October 2010, The Australian published an article, based on revelations by Australian officials and on documents published by the Nauruan authorities, revealing Getax's activities, as well as seemingly inexplicable spending levels by opposition MPs, well beyond the means afforded by their salaries.

It also included a testimony alleging that members of the opposition had paid sums of money to potential voters.