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| leader = [[Song Keaspai]]

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[[File:Flag of Vemerana.svg|thumb|right|Proposed flag of the Republic of Vemerana (1980)]]

'''Nagriamel''' (sometimes seen as '''Vemarana''', '''Vemerana''' or the '''Nagriamel Customs Union''' or '''Nagriamel Movement''') is a political party in [[Vanuatu]].

~~|name = Nagriamel Customs Union~~

~~|logo = black Hand & White hand ,star ,namele ,nagaria ,rainbow.~~

~~|leader = Jimmy moli Stevens~~

~~|leader1_title = Mol ty Santo~~

~~|leader1_name = jimmy moli Stevens TPS Moses~~

~~|leader2_title = founder~~

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~~|foundation = 1950s~~

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~~|membership = ''25 000~~

~~|ideology = Ni-Vanuatu [[Tradition]]alism, [[John Frum|John Frum cargo cult]], [[Espiritu Santo]] [[Autonomism]], [[Conservatism]]~~

~~|position = [[Cheif presidend]]~~

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~~'''Nagriamel''' is a custom movement initially based in the northern islands of the [[New Hebrides]] (later [[Vanuatu]]) during the late 1970s.~~

==History==

The party was established in January 1966 at a meeting of chiefs in [[Espiritu Santo]] convened by Chief Buluk of [[Big Bay, Espiritu Santo|Big Bay]].<ref name=PIM/> The first territory-wide political movement in the [[New Hebrides]], by 1969 it was estimated to have around 10,000 members (around one in eight of the population), mostly in the north of the territory.<ref name=PIM>[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-330239351/view?partId=nla.obj-330246081#page/n24/mode/1up "Chief President Moses": Man with a message for 10,000 New Hebrideans], ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', July 1969, pp23–25</ref> The name 'Nagriamel' was taken from combining the names of two plants, ''nagria'' (a [[Croton (plant)|croton]]) and ''mel'' (a [[cycas]]).<ref name=PIM/> Soon after its establishment, [[Jimmy Stevens (politician)|Jimmy Stevens]] became involved with the party after offering to sell guns to the chiefs.<ref name=PIM/> He used much of the funds donated to the party to build an agricultural complex in [[Vanafo]].<ref name=PIM/>

~~[[File:Flag of Vemerana.svg|thumb|150px|left|Proposed flag of the Republic of Vemerana (1980)]]~~

Nagriamel called for a focus on the traditional, village-centered way of life for the ni-Vanuatu people, though its [[messianism|messianic]] leader [[Jimmy Stevens]] and his compound in the [[Fanafo]] area of upland [[Espiritu Santo]] gave it something of a cultish flavor. Nagriamel believed that the New Hebrides was not ready for independence and the modernization it would bring, though the movement was reputedly manipulated by anti-independence [[French people|French]] factions and the [[Phoenix Foundation]].

The party called for the return of all European-owned land that had not been used for agricultural development,<ref name=PIM/> It also held the view that the New Hebrides was not ready for independence and the modernization it would bring, though the party was reputedly manipulated by anti-independence French factions and the [[Phoenix Foundation]]. In the [[1975 New Hebrides general election|1975 elections]], the party won two of the 29 popularly elected seats in the new [[New Hebrides Representative Assembly|Representative Assembly]].

As the independence movement gathered momentum after 1975, led by the more Anglo-centric [[Walter Lini]] and the [[Vanua'aku Pati]], Nagriamel sought to delay the end of British–French [[Condominium (international law)|condominium]]. With backing from the Phoenix Foundation, Nagriamel declared the independence of the 'Republic of Vemerana' on Santo on the eve of independence in 1980. Vanua'aku Party and [[Military of Papua New Guinea|Papua New Guinean soldiers]] [[Coconut War|quashed the new state weeks later]]. Reprisals against Nagriamel supporters spread throughout the northern islands.

Following independence, the party contested the [[1983 Vanuatuan general election|1983 elections]], winning one seat, taken by [[Harry Karaeu]]. This seat was lost in the [[1987 Vanuatuan general election|1987 elections]], but the party won a seat again in the [[1991 Vanuatuan general election|1991 elections]]. The party retained its single seat in the [[1995 Vanuatuan general election|1995 elections]], but lost their parliamentary representation in the [[1998 Vanuatuan general election|1998 elections]]. It regained a seat in the [[2008 Vanuatuan general election|2008 elections]], with [[Havo Moli]] elected in [[Malo/Aore]].<ref name=DP>[https://dailypost.vu/news/nagriamel-movement-still-has-strongholds-support-patunvanu/article_95dce053-6444-54af-966c-a6a4e94b560b.html Nagriamel movement still has strongholds support: Patunvanu] Daily Post, 2 January 2016</ref> Moli was subsequently appointed Minister for Agriculture.

As the independence movement in the New Hebrides gathered momentum after 1975, led by the more Anglo-centric [[Walter Lini|Father Walter Lini]] and the [[Vanua'aku Party]], the Nagriamel party sought to delay the end of British/French [[Condominium (international law)|condominium]]. With backing from the Phoenix Foundation, Nagriamel declared a separate nation on the island of Santo on the eve of Vanuatu's independence in 1980. Vanua'aku Party and [[Papua New Guinea]]n soldiers quashed Jimmy Stevens' and Nagriamel's short-lived '[[Republic of Vemerana]]' only weeks later. Reprisals against Nagriamel supporters spread throughout the northern islands.

In the [[2012 Vanuatuan general election|2012 elections]] the party won three seats, with Moli joined in parliament by [[Samson Samsen]] and [[John Lum]].<ref name=DP/> It retained all three seats in the [[2016 Vanuatuan general election|2016 elections]] before losing two in [[2020 Vanuatuan general election|2020]]. In the [[2022 Vanuatuan general election|2022 election]] the party retained its only seat and remained in the opposition.

The memory of Nagriamel continues as a somewhat romantic political force mainly in the northern provinces of [[Vanuatu]], and aging supporters of Jimmy Stevens can still been seen in [[Luganville]] (Santo) wearing the trademark badge of Nagriamel. Following the [[Vanuatuan general election, 2008|2008 general election]], Nagriamel has two Members of [[Parliament of Vanuatu|Parliament]], and is a part of [[Prime Minister of Vanuatu|Prime Minister]] [[Edward Natapei]]'s [[Cabinet of Vanuatu|government]]. Its MPs are [[Havo Moli]], Minister for Agriculture, and [[Ioane Simon Omawa]], a [[backbencher]].<ref>[http://www.dailypost.vu/index.php?news=4818 "Nagriamel suspends Epi MP Omawa"], ''[[Vanuatu Daily Post]]'', June 23, 2009</ref>

The party tends to support Vanuatu's status as a [[tax haven]] as well as private enterprise, but is in favour of free education and health care (generally a position popular on the [[Left-wing|left]]), and is against modern individualism corrupting customary values.

The name 'Nagriamel' is a concatenation of the local names for two different plants in Vanuatu: the ''nanggaria'' and the ''namele''. The [[Cordyline|nanggaria]] is an ornamental with relatives common throughout tropical countries; the colorful wisk broom-shaped leaves are used in chiefly costumes and kastom ceremonies. The [[Cycad|namele]] is type of small palm whose sturdy fronds have a variety of largely symbolic and ceremonial uses in Vanuatu [[kastom]]; on the Vanuatu flag, two crossed ''namele'' leaves are shown within the boar's tusk.

== Election results ==

As of December 2011, [[Radio New Zealand International]] reported that the "president" of Nagriamel (and jointly of the [[John Frum]] movement) was [[Thitam Goiset]], a woman of Vietnamese origin and sister of businessman [[Dinh Van Than]], despite the leadership of these movements having been "previously [...] held by high ranking male chiefs".<ref>[http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=64837 "Vanuatu appoints ambassador to Russia"], Radio New Zealand International, 5 December 2011</ref> Nagriamel is currently led by MP [[Havo Molisale]]. In 2013, Thitam Goiset was sacked from her role as Vanuatu's ambassador to Russia amid evidence of corrupt activities <ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-27/an-vanuatu-ambassador-terminated/4596830 "Vanuatu's ambassador to Russia sacked", ABC News Australia, 23 April 2013.]</ref><ref>[http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/201988/vanuatu-anti-corruption-lobby-russia-ambassador-a-business-deal "Vanuatu anti-corruption lobby: Russia ambassador a business deal"], [[Radio New Zealand]], 16 January 2012.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"

|+ [[Parliament of Vanuatu|Parliament]]

! Election

! Leader

! Votes

! %

! Seats

! +/–

! Government

! [[1975 New Hebridean general election|1975]]

| rowspan=6| [[Jimmy Stevens (politician)|Jimmy Stevens]]

| 650

| 1.26 (#4)

| {{Composition bar|0|29|hex={{party color|Nagriamel}}}}

| New

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

! [[1977 New Hebridean general election|1977]]

| colspan=2|''Boycotted''

| {{Composition bar|0|38|hex={{party color|Nagriamel}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

! [[1979 New Hebridean general election|1979]]

| colspan=2|''Did not contest''

| {{Composition bar|0|39|hex={{party color|Nagriamel}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

! [[1983 Vanuatuan general election|1983]]

| 1,254

| 2.84 (#4)

| {{Composition bar|1|39|hex={{party color|Nagriamel}}}}

| {{increase}} 1

| {{no2|Opposition}}

! [[1987 Vanuatuan general election|1987]]

| 766

| 1.36 (#1)

| {{Composition bar|0|46|hex={{party color|Nagriamel}}}}

| {{decrease}} 0

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

! [[1991 Vanuatuan general election|1991]]

| 1,822

| 2.93 (#6)

| {{Composition bar|1|46|hex={{party color|Nagriamel}}}}

| {{increase}} 1

| {{no2|Opposition}}

! [[1995 Vanuatuan general election|1995]]

| rowspan=6 |?

| 1,337

| 1.76 (#1)

| {{Composition bar|1|50|hex={{party color|Nagriamel}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| {{no2|Opposition}}

! [[1998 Vanuatuan general election|1998]]

| 162

| 0.23 (#13)

| {{Composition bar|0|52|hex={{party color|Nagriamel}}}}

| {{decrease}} 1

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

! [[2002 Vanuatuan general election|2002]]

| 505

| 0.64 (#14)

| {{Composition bar|0|52|hex={{party color|Nagriamel}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

! [[2004 Vanuatuan general election|2004]]

| 405

| 0.44 (#16)

| {{Composition bar|0|52|hex={{party color|Nagriamel}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}

! [[2008 Vanuatuan general election|2008]]

| 3,016

| 2.87 (#10)

| {{Composition bar|1|52|hex={{party color|Nagriamel}}}}

| {{increase}} 1

| {{no2|Coalition}}

! [[2012 Vanuatuan general election|2012]]

| 5,092

| 4.23 (#7)

| {{Composition bar|3|52|hex={{party color|Nagriamel}}}}

| {{increase}} 2

| {{yes2|Coalition}}

! [[2016 Vanuatuan general election|2016]]

| Moli Abel Nako

| 4,128

| 3.65 (#9)

| {{Composition bar|3|52|hex={{party color|Nagriamel}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| {{yes2|Coalition}}

! [[2020 Vanuatuan general election|2020]]

| rowspan=2| Song Keaspai

| 2,980

| 2.07 (#10)

| {{Composition bar|1|52|hex={{party color|Nagriamel}}}}

| {{decrease}} 2

| {{no2|Opposition}}

! [[2022 Vanuatuan general election|2022]]

| 3,240

| 2.45 (#9)

| {{Composition bar|1|52|hex={{party color|Nagriamel}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

| {{no2|Opposition}}

==See also==

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~~==External links==~~

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihuOrF-L9fY Franky steven's interview about Vanuatu independence history]

[[Category:Separatism in Oceania]]

[[Category:~~Politics~~Political ofparties in Vanuatu]]

[[Category:~~1970s~~1966 establishments in ~~Vanuatu~~the New Hebrides]]

[[Category:Political parties established in 1966]]

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