Palau currently has no
political parties
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. It is a de facto
non-partisan democracy since no law prevents the formation of political parties.
The
Palau Nationalist Party
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, which functioned mainly as an electoral vehicle as opposed to an ideological movement, was founded for the 1996 elections. It is believed to no longer exist.
The
Ta Belau Party was formed in 1987, and likewise is not currently active. It supported the presidency of
Lazarus Salii, who committed suicide while in office in 1988.
See also
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Politics of Palau
The politics of Palau take place in a presidential system, presidential representative democracy, representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Palau is both head of state and head of government. Palau currently has no political par ...
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