On 14 June 2018, general elections were held in the Cook Islands. These are the results after preliminary counting:
Democratic Party (Demos): 11 seats
Cook Islands Party (CIP): 10 seats
Independents: 2 seats
One Cook Islands (OCI): 1 seat
It is expected that the Electoral Office releases the final result on 28 June 2018.
If results are confirmed and the Demos, OCI and independent candidates form a coalition, the Democratic Party will lead the Cook Islands Government for the first time since 2010.