2016 Palauan general election

2016 Palauan general election
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Presidential election
 
Nominee Tommy Remengesau Surangel Whipps Jr.
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 5,129 4,865
Percentage 51.32% 48.68%
Vice presidential election
 
Nominee Raynold Oilouch Yositaka Adachi
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 5,222 4,646
Percentage 52.92% 47.08%
President before election

Tommy Remengesau
Independent

Elected President

Tommy Remengesau
Independent

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General elections were held in Palau on 1 November 2016 to elect a President and the National Congress.[1] Incumbent President Tommy Remengesau was challenged by his brother-in-law, Surangel Whipps Jr. for the presidency,[2] emerging as the top two in the primary elections on 27 September.[2] Remengesau was subsequently re-elected with 51% of the vote.[3]

  1. ^ Election Dates Palau Election Commission
  2. ^ a b "Palau island election: Brothers-in-law vying for presidency". The Independent. 2016-10-31. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  3. ^ Palau President Remengesau Narrowly Wins Reelection PI Report, 11 October 2016