▁Parliament ary ▁republic s ▁generally ▁have ▁non part isan , ▁figure head ▁pres idents . ▁ ▁Non part isan ▁govern ments ▁are ▁much ▁more ▁likely ▁in ▁countries ▁with ▁small ▁populations . ▁Na uru , ▁for ▁example , ▁has ▁no ▁political ▁parties ; ▁its ▁Parliament ▁consists ▁entirely ▁of ▁independent ▁members ▁of ▁parliament ▁or ▁MP s , ▁who ▁form ▁gover ning ▁coal itions ▁and ▁opposition ▁b loc s ▁through ▁al li ances ▁of ▁individuals . ▁ ▁In ▁Ni ue , ▁political ▁parties ▁have ▁never ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role . ▁There ▁is , ▁at ▁present , ▁no ▁political ▁party , ▁and ▁candidates ▁to ▁elections ▁therefore ▁run ▁as ▁independ ents . ▁The ▁only ▁party ▁ever ▁to ▁have ▁existed , ▁the ▁Ni ue ▁People ' s ▁Party , ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁Tu valu , ▁where ▁no ▁political ▁parties ▁exist , ▁" MP s ▁have ▁very ▁close ▁links ▁with ▁their ▁island ▁constitu encies ▁and ▁effort ▁is ▁directed ▁towards ▁bal ancing ▁island ▁representation ▁in ▁Cab inet ". ▁▁ ▁Other ▁non part isan ▁island ▁nations ▁are ▁Pit ca ir n , ▁Mic ron esia , ▁and ▁Pal au . ▁ ▁Some ▁are ▁de ▁fact o ▁non part isan ▁because ▁while ▁no ▁law ▁forb ids ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁political ▁parties , ▁the ▁populations ▁are ▁small ▁enough ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁considered ▁imp ract ical . ▁Political ▁alleg ian ces ▁depend ▁mainly ▁on ▁family ▁and ▁island - related ▁factors . ▁ ▁In ▁Indones ia , ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁Represent ative ▁Council ▁are ▁non