Month: April 2015
Begaye wins Navajo Nation presidential election
Russell Begaye will be the new president of the Navajo Nation, according to unofficial election results that show Begaye drew more than 10,000 more votes than his counterpart, Joe Shirley, Jr.
Jonathan Nez, a three-time Navajo Nation Council delegate, will serve as Begaye’s vice president. Continue reading
Navajo President, Speaker: Supreme Court ‘overstepping authority’ by ordering April election
Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and Council Speaker LoRenzo Bates issued a statement late Tuesday condemning the Navajo Nation Supreme Court’s order requiring the presidential election to be held April 21 and say the court is “overstepping its authority” and “displays a lack of respect for the authorities of [the] Nation’s three-branch government,” further exposing the rift between different factions of the Navajo government.
The Supreme Court on March 20 called for the election to take place April 21 and that the Acting Controller transfer $317,000 to the Navajo Election Administration for the election. Continue reading