Chamber:
	Congress
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	4 March 1997
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the seats in Congress on the normal expiry of the members' term of office.
Background and outcome of elections:
	General elections previously took place in March 1995, when the President of the Federated States, Mr. Bailey Olter, was re-elected as one of the four at-large Senators; in early May, he was re-elected to the presidency unopposed. Similarly, Mr. Jacob Nena was re-elected as Vice-President. At the 1997 poll, all 14 members of Congress were again re-elected as independents since no political parties exist. On 8 May, Mr. Nena moved up to the presidency; he is seconded by Mr. Leo Falcam, who was himself elected on 11 May.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (4 March 1997): Elections results
Valid votes	33,000 (approx.)

Comments:
	No political parties exist

Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men:	14
Women:	0
Percent of women:	0