2000 Palauan general election

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2000 Palauan general election
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  1996 7 November 2000 2004  
Presidential election
  Tommy Remengesau 2016.jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate Tommy Remengesau Peter Sugiyama
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote5,5964,922
Percentage53.20%46.80%

President before election

Kuniwo Nakamura
Independent

Elected President

Tommy Remangesau
Independent

General elections were held in Palau on 7 November 2000. Thomas Remengesau Jr. was elected president, whilst Sandra Pierantozzi was elected vice president. [1]

Contents

Results

President

CandidateVotes%
Thomas Remengesau Jr. 5,59653.20
Peter Sugiyama 4,92246.80
Total10,518100.00
Valid votes10,51897.90
Invalid/blank votes2262.10
Total votes10,744100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,23981.15
Source: Psephos

Vice-President

Sandra Pierantozzi was elected vice president with 52% of the vote, defeating her nephew Alan Seid, who received 45% of the vote. [2] [3]

Senate

PartySeats+/–
Independents9–5
Total9–5
Source: IPU

House of Delegates

PartySeats+/–
Independents160
Total160
Source: IPU

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  2. "The 2003 CIA World Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. 2003.
  3. "Pacific briefs". Saipan Tribune. 23 November 2000.