| 词条 | 2016 Palauan general election |
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|election_name = Palauan general election, 2016 |country = Palau |type = presidential |ongoing = no |previous_election = Palauan general election, 2012 |previous_year = 2012 |previous_mps = |next_election = Palauan general election, 2020 |next_year = 2020 |seats_for_election = All 16 seats in the House of Delegates and all 11 seats in the Senate |majority_seats = |election_date = 1 November 2016 |image1 = |nominee1 = Tommy Remengesau |party1 = Independent (politician) |popular_vote1 = 5,109 |percentage1 = 51.3% |image2 = |nominee2 = Surangel Whipps Jr. |party2 = Independent (politician) |popular_vote2 = 4,854 |percentage2 = 48.7% |title = President |posttitle = President after election |before_election = Tommy Remengesau |before_party = Independent (politician) |after_election = Tommy Remengesau |after_party = Independent (politician) }}{{Politics of Palau}}General elections were held in Palau on 1 November 2016 to elect a President and the National Congress.[1] Presidential election{{Main|Palauan presidential election, 2016}}Incumbent President of Palau Tommy Remengesau sought re-election. He was challenged by his brother-in-law, Senator Surangel Whipps Jr. On November 4, 2016, Remengesau was leading Whipps by just 78 votes.[2] On November 10, 2016, it was announced that Remengesau had been re-elected President of Palau, defeating Whipps by 255 votes.[3] Electoral systemThe President of Palau is elected using the two-round system.[4] The 16 members of the House of Delegates are elected in single-member constituencies based on the states using first-past-the-post voting.[5] The 11 members of the Senate are elected from a single nationwide constituency by block voting, with each voter having 11 votes to cast.[5] The number of Senators elected to the Palau National Congress has been reduced to 11 from the previous 13 for the 2016 general election.[2] References1. ^[https://palauelection.org/election-dates/ Election Dates] Palau Election Commission {{Palauan elections}}2. ^1 {{cite news|first=|last=|title=Slim lead for incumbent in Palau election - Absentee votes to decide result |url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/317315/slim-lead-for-incumbent-in-palau-election-absentee-votes-to-decide-result |work=Radio New Zealand International |publisher= |date=2016-11-04 |accessdate=2016-11-05}} 3. ^{{cite news|title=Remengesau holds on to Palau presidency|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/317805/remengesau-holds-on-to-palau-presidency|accessdate=11 November 2016|work=Radio New Zealand|date=10 November 2016}} 4. ^Palau IFES 5. ^1 Electoral system Inter-Parliamentary Union 4 : Elections in Palau|2016 in Palau|2016 elections in Oceania|Election and referendum articles with incomplete results |
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