The Covenant Party is a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands

The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...

 advocating government and financial reform. In the legislative elections of 2003, the Covenant Party won nine of eighteen seats. In the 2005 elections

Northern Mariana Islands elections, 2005

Gubernatorial and legislative elections were held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 5 November 2005.-Election background:15,118 people registered with the Election Commission to vote in the 2005 election.- Gubernatorial election results :...

, the Covenant Party increased its position as one of the strongest parties in the territory when Benigno R. Fitial

Benigno R. Fitial

Benigno Repeki Fitial is the current governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Fitial was elected on November 6, 2005 and assumed office on January 9, 2006 and was re-elected to a second, five-year term in 2009....

, the party's gubernatorial candidate, was victorious in the election. The Covenant Party's victory in the gubernatorial election was complimented by the capture seven out of eighteen seats in the House of Representatives

Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives

The Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is the lower house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature.In the 2007 election cycle, the CNMI House membership was increased from 18 to 20...

 and three out of nine seats in the Senate

Northern Mariana Islands Senate

The Northern Mariana Islands Senate is the upper house of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature. The Senate consists of nine senators representing three senatorial districts , each a multi-member constituency with three senators.In the November 2007 elections, the three senators up...

. In the Commonwealth Legislature 2007 elections

Northern Mariana Islands general election, 2007

General elections were held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 3 November 2007.-Results:In the referenda, all four justices of the Supreme Court were retained. The Rota Casino Act of 2007 was approved, but the Saipan Casino Act was rejected...

, the Covenant Party won only four of twenty seats in the House of Representatives.

In December 2010, Governor Binigno R. Fitial announced that the Covenant Party would merge with the Republican Party

Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)

The Republican Party is a political party in the Northern Mariana Islands. In the 2001 gubernatorial election Juan Babauta of the Republican Party won with 42.8% of the vote...

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Notable Members

• Oscar M. Babauta, Secretary of Public Lands
• Greg “Kazuma” Camacho, Covenant Party President
• Melvin Faisao
• Eloy S. Inos, Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
  Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands
  The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands has a self governing government consisting of a locally elected governor, Lieutenant Governor and the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature. The current Lieutenant Governor is Eloy Inos, who was appointed to fill the vacancy created when...