1996 Palauan general election explained

Previous Election:1992 Palauan general election
Previous Year:1992
Next Election:2000 Palauan general election
Next Year:2000
Country:Palau
Election Date:24 September 1996 (first round)
5 November 1996 (second round)
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Election Name:Presidential election
Type:presidential
Image1:中村國雄(headshot).jpg
Party1:Independent politician
Popular Vote1:6,052
Percentage1:64.33%
Candidate2:Yutaka Gibbons
Party2:Independent politician
Popular Vote2:3,356
Percentage2:35.67%
presidential
Before Election:Kuniwo Nakamura
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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Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
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Candidate1:Thomas Remengesau Jr.
Party1:Independent politician
Popular Vote1:6,672
Percentage1:68.71%
Candidate2:Kione Isechal
Party2:Independent politician
Popular Vote2:3,038
Percentage2:31.29%
Vice President
Before Election:Thomas Remengesau Jr.
Before Party:Independent politician
After Election:Thomas Remengesau Jr.
After Party:Independent politician

General elections were held in Palau in 1996 to elect a president, vice-president, Senate and House of Delegates. The first round of the presidential election took place on 24 September, whilst the run-off election and the election for the House of Delegates and Senate took place on 5 November. All candidates ran as independents,[1] with 36 candidates contesting the 14 Senate seats and 35 for the 16 House of Delegates seats Incumbent Kuniwo Nakamura was re-elected President, whilst Thomas Remengesau Jr. was re-elected vice-president. Voter turnout was 77% in the presidential elections on 24 September and 81% on 5 November.

Results

President

Toribiong withdrew his candidacy prior to the second round following his poor performance compared to 1992 and the collapse of the Koror-Babeldaob Bridge, which Toribiong stated should receive the government's full attention.[2]

House of Delegates

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen et al., p757