Palauan general election, 2008

General elections will be held in Palau on 4 November 2008. ^{[http://www.angelfire.com/ma/maxcrc/2008.html]}

Presidential election

Incumbent President Tommy Remengesau is term limited and cannot seek another term. There are currently four candidates seeking to become the next President of Palau:
* Current Vice President of Palau Camsek Chin
* Palau Senate President Surangel Whipps
* Palauan Ambassador to Taiwan Johnson Toribiong
*Senator Joshua Koshiba

Outgoing President Tommy Remengesau has announced that he will run for a seat in the Senate of Palau.

Palau National Congress elections

All seats in the House of Delegates and the Senate are open for the general election.

There are 43 candidates running for the thirteen seats in the Senate of Palau. cite news |first=|last=|title=Palauans Prepare For Tuesday Primary Election |url=http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/09/20/palauans-prepare-for-tuesday-primary-election|work=Pacific Magazine |publisher=|date=2008-09-20 |accessdate=2008-09-20] There are 44 candidates competing for the sixteen seats in the House of Delegates.

A record ten Palauan women are competing for seats in the Senate and House of Delegates. There are seven women alone running for the at large Senate race.

References

External links

* [http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/08/12/record-number-of-women-seek-palau-senate-seats Pacific Magazine: Record Number Of Women Seek Palau Senate Seats]