1992 Palauan general election explained

Previous Election:

1988 Palauan general election

Previous Year:

1988

Next Election:

1996 Palauan general election

Next Year:

1996

Country:

Palau

Election Date:

22 September 1992 (first round)
4 November 1992 (second round)

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Election Name:

Presidential election

Type:

presidential

Image1:

中村國雄(headshot).jpg

Candidate1:

Kuniwo Nakamura

Party1:

Independent politician

Popular Vote1:

4,841

Percentage1:

50.70%

Candidate2:

Johnson Toribiong

Party2:

Independent politician

Popular Vote2:

4,707

Percentage2:

49.30%

president

Before Election:

Ngiratkel Etpison

Before Party:

Independent politician

After Election:

Kuniwo Nakamura

After Party:

Independent politician

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Election Name:	Vice presidential election
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Image1:	Tommy Remengesau 2016.jpg
Candidate1:	Thomas Remengesau Jr.
Party1:	Independent politician
Popular Vote1:	4,805
Percentage1:	51.72%
Candidate2:	Sandra Pierantozzi
Party2:	Independent politician
Popular Vote2:	4,485
Percentage2:	48.28%
Vice President
Before Election:	Kuniwo Nakamura
Before Party:	Independent politician
After Election:	Thomas Remengesau Jr.
After Party:	Independent politician

General elections were held in Palau in 1992 to elect a President, Vice-President, Senate and House of Delegates. The first round of the presidential election took place on 22 September, whilst the run-off election and the election for the House of Delegates and Senate took place on 4 November. All candidates ran as independents.^[1] Despite finishing second in the first round of voting, Kuniwo Nakamura was elected President, whilst Thomas Remengesau Jr. won the election for Vice-President. Voter turnout was 74.3% in the presidential elections on 22 September and 83.9% on 4 November, and 83.2% for the legislative elections.

Results

House of Delegates

Notes and References

[Dieter Nohlen]