Chamber:
	Senate
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	7 November 2000
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the seats in the Senate on the normal expiry of the members' term of office.
Background and outcome of elections:
	Voters went to the polls on 11 November 2000 to elect the President and Vice-President of the Republic as well as the 8 senators and the 16 members of the House of Delegates. The outgoing Vice-President, Mr Tommy Remengesau, who received strong backing from the outgoing President Kuniwo Nakamura, was elected as the new President, while Mrs. Sandra Pierantozzi won the election for Vice-President, with an unexpected success over the candidate supported by the outgoing administration. She is the first woman to be elected to this post. In the National Congress (Parliament), only non-partisans were elected as no parties exist. The President and Vice-President of the Republic were sworn in on 19 January 2001.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (7 November 2000): Elections results
Voters	10 173

Comments:
	There are no parties in Palau

Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men:	9
Women:	0
Percent of women:	0