Parliamentary elections were held in the

Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia (; abbreviated FSM) is an island country in Oceania. It consists of four states from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosraethat are spread across the western Pacific. Together, the states comprise a ...

on 7 March 2017,Federated States Of Micronesia
IFES alongside a referendum on allowing dual citizenship. Although the proposed constitutional amendment to allow dual citizenship was approved by a majority of voters, it did not pass the threshold of 75% voting in favour in at least three of the four states.FSM voters go to the polls—Dual Citizenship again fails to pass voter scrutiny
Kaselehile Press, 20 March 2017

Electoral system

The 14 members of

Congress A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of a ...

are elected by two methods; ten are elected in single-member constituencies by

first-past-the-post voting In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...

for two year terms. The four at-large Senators are elected on the basis of one from each state,Electoral system
IPU for four year terms Following the elections, the President and Vice-President are elected by the Congress, with only the four at-large Senators allowed to be candidates.

Results

Congress

Referendum

The constitutional amendment to allow dual citizenship was passed in all four states, but only by more than 75% of voters in

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References

{{Micronesian elections Elections in the Federated States of Micronesia 2017 in the Federated States of Micronesia

Micronesia Micronesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of about 2,000 small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: the Philippines to the west, Polynesia to the east, and ...

Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Referendums in the Federated States of Micronesia

March 2017 events in Oceania