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Buu Nygren will be sworn in Tuesday as the next president of the vast Navajo Nation, a job that will test his ability to make good on promises to deliver water, electricity and broadband to tens of thousands who don't have it.
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The new president and vice-president will take their oaths of office during the 2023 Navajo Nation Inauguration ceremony alongside the 25th Navajo Nation Council starting at 10 a.m. in Fort Defiance.
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At 35 years old, Buu Nygren is the youngest person ever elected as Navajo Nation president. When he takes office in January he plans to focus on the very things he campaigned on like strengthening the tribe's economy and providing basic services for residents.
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Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is scheduled to appear at Navajo Technical University’s graduation ceremonies Friday.
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The Navajo Board of Election Supervisors unanimously approved the win during their Tuesday meeting.
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Buu Nygren entered the Navajo presidential race with a platform echoed by generations of candidates.
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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez appears to have lost his bid for reelection. Unofficial results from Tuesday’s vote show political newcomer Buu Nygren will take over as the tribe’s top elected official.
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Unofficial results from the tribe’s election office show Nygren defeated Nez in the nonpartisan race Tuesday.
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The position wields influence nationally because of the tribe's hefty population and the size of its reservation in the U.S. Southwest.
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Navajos next week will choose whether to elect a president who has never held political office or one whose career in tribal government spans more than two decades.