The Federated States of Micronesia,or simply Micronesia,is an island country in Micronesia,a subregion of Oceania. The federation consists of four states—from west to east,Yap,Chuuk,Pohnpei and Kosrae—that are spread across the western Pacific. Together,the states comprise around 607 islands that cover a longitudinal distance of almost 2,700 km (1,700 mi) just north of the equator. They lie northeast of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea,south of Guam and the Marianas,west of Nauru and the Marshall Islands,east of Palau and the Philippines,about 2,900 km (1,800 mi) north of eastern Australia,3,400 km (2,100 mi) southeast of Japan,and some 4,000 km (2,485 mi) southwest of the main islands of the Hawaiian Islands.
The politics of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) takes place in a framework of a federal assembly-independent representative democratic republic. The President of the Federated States of Micronesia is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the president and his cabinet,while legislative power is vested in both the president and the Congress. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Joseph John "Joe" Urusemal is a Micronesian political figure who served as the sixth President of the Federated States of Micronesia from 2003 until 2007.
The president of the Federated States of Micronesia is the head of state and government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The FSM president,by virtue of his or her office,is the head of the FSM Cabinet and is in charge of the administration and operations of the National Government. The president is assisted by the vice-president,both of whom are elected by the FSM Congress from among the at-large members to serve for four-year terms. The current and tenth president of the FSM is Wesley Simina,who replaced David Panuelo on 11 May 2023.
Tosiwo Nakayama was the first President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). He served two terms from 1979 until 1987.
John Richard Haglelgam is a Micronesian former politician who served as the second President of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Yap State is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The other states are Kosrae State,Pohnpei State,and Chuuk State.
The Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia has 14 non-partisan members:ten members elected for a two-year term in ten single-seat constituencies and four members elected for a four-year term,one from each state at-large.
Indirect presidential elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on May 11,2007.
Emanuel "Manny" Mori is a Micronesian politician who served as President of the Federated States of Micronesia from 11 May 2007 to 11 May 2015.
The vice president of Federated States of Micronesia is the second highest position in Federated States of Micronesia. The vice president is elected by the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia from among the at-large members for a four-year term. The vice president is also a part of the legislature. The annual salary of the vice president is set to US$70,000.
Alik L. Alik is a diplomat and politician from the Federated States of Micronesia who was the Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia from May 11,2007 to May 11,2015.
Petrus Tun was a Micronesian politician,who played an important role during the first days of Micronesian independence and in the Trust Territory times that preceded them.
Wesley W. Simina is a Micronesian politician who has served as the president of the Federated States of Micronesia since 2023. He served as the governor of Chuuk State,one of the four states that constitute the Federated States of Micronesia,from July 2005 to July 2011.
Australia–Federated States of Micronesia relations are the bilateral relations between Australia and Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Australia was the first country to start diplomatic relations with FSM in 1987 and is one of the four countries that have resident ambassadors to Micronesia. The two countries are members of the Pacific Islands Forum.
Yosiwo Palikkun George was a Micronesian politician,Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia in the 19th (2015–2019) and 20th (2019–2022) terms of congress,under the presidencies of Peter M. Christian and David W. Panuelo.
Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 5 March 2019,alongside a referendum on calling a Constitutional Convention. All 14 seats in Congress were up for election,and all 13 incumbents standing for re-election were returned to Congress.
David W. Panuelo is a Micronesian politician who served as the president of the Federated States of Micronesia from 2019 to 2023.
Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 7 March 2023 to elect the fourteen members of the Congress:ten representatives of the districts,and four senators each representing one of the four states.
Esmond Burdett Moses is a Micronesian politician from Pohnpei State. Since 2023,he has served as the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia. He previously served as Vice Speaker of the Congress from 2019 to 2023.
