First Government Est. 1955
Gained Independence on 1 October 1994
Leadership
President of the Senate
Hokkons Baules, Independent
Speaker of the House
Sabino Anastacio, Independent
Chief of Staff
Landisang Kotaro
Structure
Seats
29 members (13 and 16)
Senate political groups
Independent: 13 seats
House of Delegates political groups
Independent: 16 seats
Elections
Senate voting system
single-seat constituency
House of Delegates voting system
multi-seat constituency
Last Senate election
3 November 2020
Meeting place
Olbiil era Kelulau building in the capitol complex, Ngerulmud
Website
www.palauoek.com [obsolete]
Politics of Palau
Constitution
Human rights
LGBT rights
Executive
President
Surangel Whipps Jr.
Vice President
Uduch Sengebau Senior
Legislative
National Congress
Senate
President: Hokkons Baules
House of Delegates
Speaker: Sabino Anastacio
Judiciary
Supreme Court
Chief Justice: Oldiais Ngiraikelau
Elections
Recent elections
General: 2012
2016
2020
Political parties
Administrative divisions
States
Governor of Koror
Governor of Peleliu
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister: Gustav Aitaro
Diplomatic missions of / in Palau
Passport
Visa requirements
Visa policy
Compact of Free Association
Other countries
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Palau has a bicameral legislature, the Palau National Congress (Palauan: Olbiil era Kelulau), consisting of the House of Delegates and the Senate of Palau, which both sit at the capitol complex in Ngerulmud, Melekeok State. The House of Delegates has 16 members, each serving four-year terms in single-seat constituencies. 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; no political parties exist.
The congress is called Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK) in Palauan or “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]
^"LibGuides: Laws of South Pacific Island Nations: Palau". law-hawaii.libguides.com. University of Hawaiʻi School of Law Library. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
^Welcome to the Palau National Congress Website! Archived 2020-01-03 at the Wayback Machine, Republic of Palau
^July 31, 2018 Palau's National Congress leaders vocal about their support for China, Island Times
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