The politics of Palau take place in a presidential representative democratic republic,whereby the President of Palau is both head of state and head of government. Palau currently has no political parties and is a de facto non-partisan democracy although there is no law preventing the formation of political parties.
Thomas Esang "Tommy" Remengesau Jr. is a Palauan politician;in 2013 he was elected the ninth president of Palau and was re-elected to that office in 2016. Previously he served as the seventh president of the island nation from 2001 to 2009. He served as a Senator in the Palau National Congress between his two administrations. In sum,Remengesau was elected Vice-President of Palau in 1992 and 1996,then president in 2000,2004,2012 and 2016.
Kuniwo Nakamura was a Palauan politician who served as the President of Palau from 1993 to 2001. He had earlier served as Vice President of Palau from 1989 to 1993,under Ngiratkel Etpison.
Lazarus Eitaro Salii was a politician from Palau. He served as the second elected President of Palau from 25 October 1985 until his death by suicide on 20 August 1988,amid bribery allegations.
General elections were held in Palau on 4 November 2008 to elect the President and members of the National Congress. The presidential election was won by Johnson Toribiong. Incumbent President Tommy Remengesau was ineligible to run because he had served the maximum two consecutive terms allowed and announced that he would run for a seat in the Senate.
Thomas Remengesau may refer to:
Peter Lawrence Naoya Sugiyama was a Palauan politician.
Presidential elections were held in Palau on 28 August 1985 to elect a President and Vice-President,following the assassination of Haruo Remeliik on 30 June. Lazarus Salii won the election for President,defeating interim President Alfonso Oiterong,whilst Thomas Remengesau,Sr. was elected Vice-President. Voter turnout was 79.1%.
General elections were held in Palau in 1992 to elect a President,Vice-President,Senate and House of Delegates. The first round of the presidential election took place on 22 September,whilst the run-off election and the election for the House of Delegates and Senate took place on 4 November. All candidates ran as independents. Despite finishing second in the first round of voting,Kuniwo Nakamura was elected President,whilst Thomas Remengesau Jr. won the election for Vice-President. Voter turnout was 74.3% in the presidential elections on 22 September and 83.9% on 4 November,and 83.2% for the legislative elections.
General elections were held in Palau 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. was re-elected Vice-President. Voter turnout was 77% in the presidential elections on 24 September and 81% on 5 November.
General elections were held in Palau on 6 November 2012. Former President Tommy Remengesau defeated his successor,incumbent Johnson Toribiong,who had been elected in 2008. Antonio Bells was elected Vice-President,defeating Kerai Mariur,who had finished first in the primary elections on 26 September.
General elections were held in Palau on 1 November 2016 to elect a President and the National Congress. Incumbent President Tommy Remengesau was challenged by his brother-in-law,Surangel Whipps Jr. for the presidency,emerging as the top two in the primary elections on 27 September. Remengesau was subsequently re-elected with 51% of the vote.
Surangel S. Whipps Jr. is a Palauan businessman and politician,who has served as the president of Palau since 2021. He served as senator from 2008 to 2016. He is from Ngatpang state,Republic of Palau. Whipps assumed office as the President of Palau on 21 January 2021.
First Lady of Palau is the official title attributed to the wife of the president of Palau. The country's current first lady is Valerie Whipps,wife of President Surangel Whipps Jr.,who had held the position since 21 January 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Palau is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached Palau on 31 May 2021. As of August 2021,Palau has one of the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the world with approximately 84% of its population fully vaccinated.
General elections were held in Palau on 3 November 2020 to elect a President and the National Congress.
The following lists events that happened during 2020 in the Republic of Palau.
Valerie Esang Whipps is a Palauan stateswoman who has been First Lady of Palau since 21 January 2021.
The following lists events that happened during 2021 in the Republic of Palau.
