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Palau

PartialSovereign state

Palau

Primary executive

Complete

Surangel Whipps Jr.

Head of state Active

Head of State · Principal · De jure

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completeAug 10, 2026

Executive system: Presidential republic · One primary executive function
Dominant executive office: Head of state
Why this office is primary: The directly elected President is both head of state and head of government and leads the national executive.
Sources: Government of Palau — President Surangel S. Whipps Jr., Government of Palau — Constitutional government and elections

Government

Twelfth Constitutional Government of Palau

Jan 16, 2025 · De jure

Independent and non-partisan officeholders

Governing

Government of Palau — President Surangel S. Whipps Jr.Government of Palau — Inaugural Address of the Twelfth Constitutional Government

Legislature and composition

Bicameral

Twelfth Olbiil Era Kelulau

Jan 16, 2025

Senate

15 Seats

Independent and non-partisan officeholders15 / 15

House of Delegates

16 Seats

Independent and non-partisan officeholders16 / 16

Olbiil Era Kelulau — National legislature of Palau Olbiil Era Kelulau — House of Delegates

Next election

Date not scheduled

Next Palauan general election

Date not scheduled · General election

Electoral system: Direct presidential and vice-presidential elections with non-partisan legislative elections

Government of Palau — Constitutional government and elections

Latest election

Completed

2024 Palauan general election

Nov 5, 2024 · General election

Electoral system: Direct election of the President and Vice President on separate tickets, alongside non-partisan legislative elections
Published result: Surangel S. Whipps Jr.

Government of Palau — President Surangel S. Whipps Jr.Palau Election Commission — 2024 general election

Current policy issues

1Living costs and opportunities for PalauansGovernment of Palau — President Surangel S. Whipps Jr.
2Tourism, technology and economic diversificationGovernment of Palau — President Surangel S. Whipps Jr., Government of Palau — Palau Development Plan 2023–2026
3Climate resilience and ocean protectionGovernment of Palau — President Surangel S. Whipps Jr., Government of Palau — Palau Development Plan 2023–2026
4Compact implementation and national securityGovernment of Palau — President Surangel S. Whipps Jr.
5Culture, identity and youthGovernment of Palau — Inaugural Address of the Twelfth Constitutional Government

Sources

1Government of Palau — President Surangel S. Whipps Jr.citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
2Government of Palau — Inaugural Address of the Twelfth Constitutional Governmentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
3Government of Palau — Constitutional government and electionscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
4Olbiil Era Kelulau — National legislature of Palaucitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
5Olbiil Era Kelulau — House of Delegatescitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
6Palau Election Commission — 2024 general electioncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
7Government of Palau — Palau Development Plan 2023–2026citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
8WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
9Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

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