General elections were held in Palau

Palau

Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...

 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

Kuniwo Nakamura

Kuniwo Nakamura was the President and foreign minister of Palau from 1993 until 2001.-Background and early life:Nakamura is the son of a Japanese immigrant from Matsusaka, Ise Province and a Palauan chieftain's daughter. He was studying in his second year of primary school when the surrender of...

 was re-elected President, whilst Thomas Remengesau, Sr.

Thomas Remengesau, Sr.

Thomas Ongelibel Remengesau, also known Thomas Remengesau, Senior is a politician in Palau. He was Vice President of Palau twice , and acting President of Palau twice , following the violent deaths of two presidents.His son Tommy Remengesau was the 6th President of Palau .- References :*...

 was re-elected Vice-President. Voter turnout was 77.0% in the presidential elections on 24 September and 81.4% on 5 November.

President

Candidate	First round		Second round
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Kuniwo Nakamura Kuniwo Nakamura Kuniwo Nakamura was the President and foreign minister of Palau from 1993 until 2001.-Background and early life:Nakamura is the son of a Japanese immigrant from Matsusaka, Ise Province and a Palauan chieftain's daughter. He was studying in his second year of primary school when the surrender of...	4,900	52.7	6,052	64.3
Johnson Toribiong Johnson Toribiong Johnson Toribiong is a Palauan attorney and politician who is the current President of Palau, following his victory in the November 2008 election.-Background and earlier career:...	3,092	33.2	Withdrew
Yutaka Gibbons	1,131	14.1	3,356	35.7
Invalid/blank votes	127
715
Total	9,432	100	10,123	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

Toribiong withdrew from the second round due to his poor performance compared to 1992

Palauan general election, 1992

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...

 and the collapse of the Koror-Babeldaob Bridge

Koror-Babeldaob Bridge

The Koror-Babeldaob Bridge is a bridge in Palau that connects Koror and Babeldaob Islands. It is a reinforced concrete, portal frame, cable-stayed bridge with a total length of 413 m. It was built by the Kajima Corporation of Japan in 2002, to replace the former, collapsed bridge built by Socio...

, which Toribiong stated should receive the government's full attention.

Vice-President

Candidate	Votes	%
Thomas Remengesau, Sr. Thomas Remengesau, Sr. Thomas Ongelibel Remengesau, also known Thomas Remengesau, Senior is a politician in Palau. He was Vice President of Palau twice , and acting President of Palau twice , following the violent deaths of two presidents.His son Tommy Remengesau was the 6th President of Palau .- References :*...	6,672	68.7
Kione Isechal	3,038	31.1
Invalid/blank votes	413
Total	10,123	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Independents	9,487	100	14
Invalid/blank votes	736
Total	10,123	100	14
Source: Nohlen et al.

House of Delegates

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Independents	9,665	100	16
Invalid/blank votes	568
Total	10,123	100	16
Source: Nohlen et al.