General elections were held in
Palau
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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, 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.
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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
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and the collapse of the
Koror-Babeldaob Bridge, which Toribiong stated should receive the government's full attention.
[Nohlen ''et al''., p757]
Vice president
Senate
House of Delegates
References
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Palau
Palau, officially the Republic of Palau, is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean. The Republic of Palau consists of approximately 340 islands and is the western part of the Caroline Islands ...
General
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Elections in Palau
Non-partisan elections
Presidential elections in Palau