1 November 2016 2020 → 51.3% 48.7% | 5,109 4,854 | |
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Winner Tommy Remengesau | ||
General elections were held in Palau on 1 November 2016 to elect a President and the National Congress.
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Presidential election
Incumbent President of Palau Tommy Remengesau sought 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.
On November 10, 2016, it was announced that Remengesau had been re-elected President of Palau, defeating Whipps by 255 votes.
Electoral system
The President of Palau is elected using the two-round system. The 16 members of the House of Delegates are elected in single-member constituencies based on the states using first-past-the-post voting.
The 11 members of the Senate are elected from a single nationwide constituency by block voting, with each voter having 11 votes to cast. The number of Senators elected to the Palau National Congress has been reduced to 11 from the previous 13 for the 2016 general election.