Flag of Kiribati. Photo: 123RF
The soaring cost of living and signs the government's struggling to meet its obligations are dominant discussion points going into next Wednesday's first poll in Kiribati.
Wednesday's ballot will be followed by a second round on Monday in the following week, after which nominations for president will be made,
I-Kiribati journalist, Rimon Rimon, who is RNZ Pacific's correspondent told RNZ Pacific's senior journalist Don Wiseman in recent days there are concerns over IDs for voters at the polling stations.
