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 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 candidates ran as independents. Despite finishing second in the first round of voting, 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 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 :*...

 won the election for Vice-President. Voter turnout was 74.3% in the presidential elections on 22 September and 83.9% on 4 November, and 83.2% for the legislative elections.

President

Candidate	First round		Second round
	Votes	%	Votes	%
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:...	3,191	37.9	4,707	49.3
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...	3,138	37.3	4,841	50.7
Ngiratkel Etpison Ngiratkel Etpison Ngiratkel Etpison was a politician from Palau. He was elected the country's president in the 1988 elections, the final elections conducted under a plurality voting system, in which he received just 26% of the votes cast, defeating opponent Roman Tmetuchl by a margin of 31 votes...	2,089	24.8
Invalid/blank votes	93
154
Total	8,511	100	9,702	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

Vice-President

Candidate	First round		Second round
	Votes	%	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 :*...	2,832	33.9	4,805	51.7
Sandra Pierantozzi Sandra Pierantozzi Sandra Sumang Pierantozzi is a Palauan politician. She served as the country's Vice-President from 19 January 2001 to 1 January 2005. Pierantozzi was defeated by Camsek Chin in the 2 November 2004 vice-presidential election, winning only 28.9% of the vote....	2,038	24.4	4,485	48.3
Minoru Ueki	1,861	22.3
Moses Uludong	1,632	19.5
Invalid/blank votes	148
412
Total	8,511	100	9,702	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Independents	9,504	100
Invalid/blank votes	198
Total	9,702	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

House of Delegates

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Independents	8,615	100
Invalid/blank votes	1,087
Total	9,702	100
Source: Nohlen et al.