2025 Micronesian parliamentary election explained

Type:legislative
Election Date:4 March 2025
Country:Federated States of Micronesia
Previous Year:2023
Previous Election:2023 Micronesian parliamentary election
Next Year:2027
Next Election:2027 Micronesian parliamentary election
Seats For Election:10 of the 14 seats in Congress

General elections are set to be held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 4 March 2025.[1] The elections are held to elect ten of the fourteen seats of the Congress of Micronesia for a two-year term. There are no political parties and all candidates stand as independents.

Electoral system

The 14-member Congress has ten members elected every two years by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies and four senators (representing each of the four states, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae) who are elected every four years.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: News . 25 November 2024 . FSM National Election Office.
  2. Web site: Micronesia (Federated States of): Congress: Electoral system . 28 December 2020 . Inter-Parliamentary Union.