Palauan general election, 2016
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General elections were held in Palau on 1 November 2016 to elect a President and the National Congress.[1]
Presidential election
Incumbent President of Palau Tommy Remengesau seeked re-election. He was challenged by his brother-in-law, Senator Surangel Whipps Jr.
On November 4, 2016, Remengesau was leading Whipps by just 78 votes.[2]
On November 10, 2016, it was announced that Remengesau had been re-elected President of Palau, defeating Whipps by 255 votes.[3]
Electoral system
The President of Palau is elected using the two-round system.[4] The 16 members of the House of Delegates are elected in single-member constituencies based on the states using first-past-the-post voting.[5]
The 11 members of the Senate are elected from a single nationwide constituency by block voting, with each voter having 11 votes to cast.[5] The number of Senators elected to the Palau National Congress has been reduced to 11 from the previous 13 for the 2016 general election.[2]
References
- ↑ Election Dates Palau Election Commission
- 1 2 "Slim lead for incumbent in Palau election - Absentee votes to decide result". Radio New Zealand International. 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ "Remengesau holds on to Palau presidency". Radio New Zealand. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ Palau IFES
- 1 2 Electoral system Inter-Parliamentary Union