Island of Continuity: What This Election Means for Pacific Politics The Cook Islands' Mark Brown has secured a fifth term as prime minister after his party won 13 out of 24 seats in parliament.
The election results come at a time when Pacific nations are grappling with complex relationships with their former colonial powers, and the island nation's own autonomy is being tested.
On the surface, this election appears to be business as usual for the Cook Islands Party.