Parliamentary elections were held in the

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on 6 March 2007,Congress
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. As there were no political parties, all candidates ran as independents. In the referendums voters were asked whether they approved of two proposed amendments to the constitution, both of which had been put forward in

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and rejected. These would give the states credit for their acts,Federated States of Micronesia, 6 March 2007: Binding decisions of the States themselves
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Direct Democracy The proposed amendments required a 75% majority in at least three of the four states. However, whilst both proposals were approved by a majority of voters, the 75% threshold was only passed in

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Results

Congress

Referendums

States

Dual citizenship

References

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Thirty five candidates certified for 2007 national elections
Government of the Federated States of Micronesia {{Micronesian elections Elections in the Federated States of Micronesia 2007 elections in Oceania

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2007 referendums Referendums in the Federated States of Micronesia Election and referendum articles with incomplete results