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On a national level, the citizens of Palau elect a president, who serves a four-year term, and acts as head of state. Palau, officially the Republic of Palau (Beluu er a Belau is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles (800 km) east Politics of Palau takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic Republic, whereby the President of Palau is both List of Presidents of Palau See also Vice-President of Palau High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Thomas Esang Remengesau Jr (born February 28, 1956 in Koror Palau) is the president of Palau. List of Vice-Presidents of Palau See also President of Palau Elias Camsek Chin (born 10 October 1949) has been Vice-President of Palau since 1 January 2005. Palau has bicameral Legislature, the Palau National Congress ( Olbiil era Kelulau) consisting of the House of Delegates and the Senate of Palau The Senate of Palau is the upper house of the Palau National Congress ( Olbiil era Kelulau) Palau has a bicameral Legislature, the Palau National Congress ( Olbiil era Kelulau) consisting of the House of Delegates and the Senate Political parties in Palau lists political parties in Palau. Palau currently has no political parties General elections will be held in Palau on 4 November 2008. Presidential election See also Palauan presidential Palau is divided into sixteen administrative regions called states (the Rock Islands are not a state and do not belong to any state although they are aligned with the state of Koror Palau gained its independence October 1, 1994, with the entry into force of the Compact of Free Association with the United States. Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state A national bicameral legislature, is also elected, consisting of the Palau National Congress (Olbiil era Kelulau) and the Senate of Palau. In Government, bicameralism (bi + Latin la ''camera'' chamber is the practice of having two legislative or Parliamentary chambers Thus a bicameral A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation Palau has bicameral Legislature, the Palau National Congress ( Olbiil era Kelulau) consisting of the House of Delegates and the Senate of Palau The Senate of Palau is the upper house of the Palau National Congress ( Olbiil era Kelulau) The National Congress has 16 members, each serving four-year terms in single-seat constituencies. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty The Senate has 9 members, also serving four-year terms in single-seat constituencies.
In the last elections, held on 2 November 2004, only non-partisans were elected. No political parties exist. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral
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Latest election
| Candidates | Votes | % | |
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| Tommy Remengesau | 6,494 | 66. General elections were held in Palau on 2 November, 2004 to elect the President and Congress. General elections were held in Palau on 2 November, 2004 to elect the President and Congress. Thomas Esang Remengesau Jr (born February 28, 1956 in Koror Palau) is the president of Palau. 5 | |
| Polycarp Basilius | 3,268 | 33. 5 | |
| Total (turnout 75%) | 9,762 | 100. 0 | |
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| Members | House of Delegates | Senate |
|---|---|---|
| Non-partisans | 16 | 9 |
| Total | 16 | 9 |
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Palau has bicameral Legislature, the Palau National Congress ( Olbiil era Kelulau) consisting of the House of Delegates and the Senate of Palau General elections were held in Palau on 2 November, 2004 to elect the President and Congress. A voting system allows voters to choose between options often in an Election where candidates are selected for public office.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic