Navajo Nation President Defeated

Above, the flag of the Navajo Nation.

This I find interesting.

The Navajo Nation ousted its president, Jonathan Nez, in yesterday's election. I guess enough Navajos were dissatisfied over Nez's tenure as president.

According to Fox 10 Phoenix:

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Buu Nygren has ousted Jonathan Nez as president of the Navajo Nation, a position that wields influence nationally because of the size of the tribe’s reservation in the U.S. Southwest and its huge population.

Nygren defeated Nez in the nonpartisan race Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the tribe’s election office. Nygren positioned himself as the candidate for change and as someone who could get the ball rolling on long-awaited projects. He has a background in construction management but has never held political office.

"I’m used to being held accountable in every job," said Nygren, a tribal vice presidential candidate in 2018. "I’m taking that approach. If I don’t perform, I have no business being here."

Nygren’s win, along with his running mate Richelle Montoya, means the Navajo Nation will have a woman in the Office of the President and Vice President for the first time.

The Navajo Nation’s population of 400,000 is second only to the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. It also has the largest land base by far of any tribe at 27,000 square miles (70,000 square kilometers) stretching into parts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.

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