Palau National Congress
Palau National Congress Olbiil era Kelulau | |
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| 11th Olbiil Era Kelulau | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate House of Delegates |
| History | |
| Founded | First Government Est. 1955 Gained Independence on 1 October 1994 |
| Leadership | |
President of the Senate | |
Speaker of the House | |
Chief of Staff | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 29 members (13 and 16) |
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Senatepolitical groups | Independent: 13 seats |
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House of Delegatespolitical groups | Independent: 16 seats |
| Elections | |
| single-seatconstituency | |
| multi-seatconstituency | |
LastSenateelection | 3 November 2020 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Olbiil era Kelulau building in the capitol complex,Ngerulmud | |
| Website | |
| www.palauoek.com[obsolete] | |
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Palauhas abicamerallegislature,thePalau National Congress(Palauan:Olbiil era Kelulau), consisting of theHouse of Delegatesand theSenate of Palau,which both sit at thecapitol complexinNgerulmud,Melekeok State.The House of Delegates has 16 members, each serving four-year terms in single-seatconstituencies.The Senate has 13 members, also serving four-year terms in multi-seat constituencies. In the last elections, held in 2020, only non-partisans were elected; nopolitical partiesexist.
The congress is called Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK) inPalauanor “House of Whispered Decisions".[1]When it was founded, there were 18 senators. That number of them was changed in 1984 to 14. The number of senators changed again in 2000, when it was reduced drastically to 9. In 2008, it was raised once again, to 13.[2]
In 2018, the Senate President was Hokkons Baules, and Speaker was Sabino Anastacio.[3]
List of elections[edit]
- 1980 Palauan general election
- 1984 Palauan general election
- 1988 Palauan general election
- 1992 Palauan general election
- 1996 Palauan general election
- 2000 Palauan general election
- 2004 Palauan general election
- 2008 Palauan general election
- 2012 Palauan general election
- 2016 Palauan general election
- 2020 Palauan general election
Palau Congressional Library[edit]
Housed at the Palau National Congress, thePalau Congressional Librarywas founded on August 18, 1981. Headed as of 1996 by Congressional Librarian Harry Besebes, it has a 3000 item collection, with annual accessions of 350. The library employs 2 staff members, both professional librarians.
See also[edit]
- Politics of Palau
- Congress of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
- List of legislatures by country
References[edit]
- ^"LibGuides: Laws of South Pacific Island Nations: Palau".law-hawaii.libguides.com.University of Hawaiʻi School of Law Library.Retrieved2020-11-04.
- ^Welcome to the Palau National Congress Website!Archived2020-01-03 at theWayback Machine,Republic of Palau
- ^July 31, 2018Palau's National Congress leaders vocal about their support for China,Island Times
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