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	\| legislature = ~~11th~~ Olbiil Era Kelulau		\| legislature = 12th Olbiil Era Kelulau
	\| coa_pic = Seal of ~~Palau~~.~~svg~~		\| coa_pic =[[File:Senate of Palau Seal.png\|120px]] [[File:Palau House of Delegates Seal.png\|120px]]
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	First Government Est. 1955		First Government Est. 1955

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	\| leader1_type = President of the Senate		\| leader1_type = President of the Senate
	\| leader1 = [[Hokkons Baules]]		\| leader1 = [[Hokkons Baules]]
	\| party1 = [[~~Independent politician~~\|~~Independent~~]]		\| party1 = [[Nonpartisanship\|Nonpartisan]]
	\| election1 =		\| election1 =
	\| leader2_type =Speaker of the House		\| leader2_type = Speaker of the House
	\| leader2 =[[~~Sabino Anastacio~~]]		\| leader2 = [[Gibson Kanai]]
	\| party2 =[[~~Independent politician~~\|~~Independent~~]]		\| party2 = [[Nonpartisanship\|Nonpartisan]]
	\| election2 =		\| election2 =
	\| leader3_type =Chief of Staff		\| leader3_type = Chief of Staff
	\| leader3 =[[Landisang Kotaro]]		\| leader3 = [[Landisang Kotaro]]
	\| party3 =		\| party3 = [[Nonpartisanship\|Nonpartisan]]
	\| election3 =		\| election3 =
	\| members = 29 members (13 and 16)		\| members = 31 members (15 and 16)
	\| house1 = [[Senate of Palau\|Senate]]		\| house1 = [[Senate of Palau\|Senate]]
	\| house2 = [[House of Delegates of Palau\|House of Delegates]]		\| house2 = [[House of Delegates of Palau\|House of Delegates]]
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	\| structure2 = ~~Palau~~ House of Delegates.svg		\| structure2 = File:House of Delegates of Palau.svg
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	\| political_groups1 = {{legend\|#~~808080~~\|~~Independent~~: 13 seats}}		\| political_groups1 = {{legend\|#DCDCDC\|Nonpartisan: 15 seats}}
	\| political_groups2 = {{legend\|#~~808080~~\|~~Independent~~: 16 seats}}		\| political_groups2 = {{legend\|#DCDCDC\|Nonpartisan: 16 seats}}
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	\| voting_system1 = [[single-seat]] [[constituency]]		\| voting_system1 = [[single-seat]] [[constituency]]
	\| voting_system2 = [[Voting systems#Multiple-winner methods\|multi-seat]] [[constituency]]		\| voting_system2 = [[Voting systems#Multiple-winner methods\|multi-seat]] [[constituency]]
	\| last_election1 = [[~~2020~~ Palauan general election\|3 November ~~2020~~]]		\| last_election1 = [[2024 Palauan general election\|5 November 2024]]
	\| last_election2 =		\| last_election2 = [[2024 Palauan general election\|5 November 2024]]
	\| previous_election1 =		\| previous_election1 =
	\| previous_election2 =		\| previous_election2 =
	\| session_room = ~~File:~~Capitol-complex-melekeok-palau20071220 crop.jpg		\| session_room = Capitol-complex-melekeok-palau20071220 crop.jpg
	\| session_res = 250px		\| session_res = 250px
	\| session_alt =		\| session_alt =
	\| meeting_place = Olbiil era Kelulau building in the capitol complex, [[Ngerulmud]]		\| meeting_place = Olbiil era Kelulau building in the capitol complex, [[Ngerulmud]]
	\| website = [~~http~~://www.palauoek.com www.palauoek.com] [obsolete]		\| website = [https://www.palauoek.com www.palauoek.com] [obsolete]
	\| footnotes =		\| footnotes =
	\| motto =		\| motto =
	}}		}}
	{{Politics of Palau}}		{{Politics of Palau}}
	[[Palau]] has a [[bicameralism\|bicameral]] [[legislature]], the '''Palau National Congress''' ({{~~lang-~~pau\|Olbiil era Kelulau}}), consisting of the [[House of Delegates of Palau\|House of Delegates]] and the [[Senate of Palau]], which both sit at the [[Capitol of Palau\|capitol complex]] in [[Ngerulmud]], [[Melekeok\|Melekeok State]]. The House of Delegates has 16 members, each serving four-year terms in single-seat [[constituency\|constituencies]]. ~~The~~ Senate has 13 members, also serving four-year terms in multi-seat constituencies. In ~~the last~~ elections, held ~~in 2020~~, only non-partisans ~~were~~ elected; no [[political parties]] exist.		[[Palau]] has a [[bicameralism\|bicameral]] [[legislature]], the '''Palau National Congress''' ({{langx\|pau\|Olbiil era Kelulau}}), consisting of the [[House of Delegates of Palau\|House of Delegates]] and the [[Senate of Palau]], which both sit at the [[Capitol of Palau\|capitol complex]] in [[Ngerulmud]], [[Melekeok\|Melekeok State]]. The House of Delegates has 16 members, each serving four-year terms in single-seat [[constituency\|constituencies]]. Since January 2025, the Senate has 15 members, also serving four-year terms in multi-seat constituencies.<ref name="upd2025">{{cite web \|last1=Reklai \|first1=Leilani \|title=New Faces, New Roles \|url=https://islandtimes.org/new-faces-new-roles/ \|website=Island Times \|date=13 December 2024}}</ref> In every elections held, only non-partisans are elected; no [[political parties]] exist.

	The congress is called Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK) in [[Palauan language\|Palauan]] or “House of Whispered Decisions".<ref>{{Cite web\|title=LibGuides: Laws of South Pacific Island Nations: Palau\|url=https://law-hawaii.libguides.com/pacificislands/Palau\|access-date=2020-11-04\|website=law-hawaii.libguides.com\|publisher=University of Hawaiʻi School of Law Library\|language=en}}</ref> When it was founded, there were 18 senators. That number of them was changed in 1984 to 14. The number of senators changed again in 2000, when it was reduced drastically to 9. In 2008, it was raised once again, to 13.<ref name="Palau">[https://www.palauoek.com Welcome to the Palau National Congress Website!] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103033320/https://www.palauoek.com/ }}, [[Republic of Palau]]</ref>		The congress is called Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK) in [[Palauan language\|Palauan]] or “House of Whispered Decisions".<ref>{{Cite web\|title=LibGuides: Laws of South Pacific Island Nations: Palau\|url=https://law-hawaii.libguides.com/pacificislands/Palau\|access-date=2020-11-04\|website=law-hawaii.libguides.com\|publisher=University of Hawaiʻi School of Law Library\|language=en}}</ref> When it was founded, there were 18 senators. That number of them was changed in 1984 to 14. The number of senators changed again in 2000, when it was reduced drastically to 9. In 2008, it was raised once again, to 13.<ref name="Palau">[https://www.palauoek.com Welcome to the Palau National Congress Website!] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103033320/https://www.palauoek.com/ \|date=2020-01-03 }}, [[Republic of Palau]]</ref> Since January 2025, the Senate has 15 members.

			In 2025, the Senate President was [[Hokkons Baules]] and the House of Delegates speaker was [[Gibson Kanai]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/palau-lawmakers-reject-us-request-accept-third-country-refugees-2025-07-28/\|title=Palau lawmakers reject US request to accept third country refugees\|first=Kirsty\|last=Needham\|website=Reuters\|date=28 July 2025\|access-date=16 August 2025\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250816060918/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/palau-lawmakers-reject-us-request-accept-third-country-refugees-2025-07-28/\|archive-date=16 August 2025\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	In 2018, the Senate President was Hokkons Baules, and Speaker was Sabino Anastacio.<ref name="Times">July 31, 2018 [http://islandtimes.us/palaus-national-congress-leaders-vocal-about-their-support-for-china/ Palau's National Congress leaders vocal about their support for China], ''Island Times''</ref>

	==List of elections==		==List of elections==
	* [[1980 Palauan general election]]		* [[1980 Palauan general election]]
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	*[[2016 Palauan general election]]		*[[2016 Palauan general election]]
	*[[2020 Palauan general election]]		*[[2020 Palauan general election]]
			*[[2024 Palauan general election]]

	==Palau Congressional Library==		==Palau Congressional Library==
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Firdaus singh en at 23:07, 3 May 2023

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{{short description|Legislature of Palau}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Palau National Congress
| native_name = Olbiil era Kelulau
| native_name_lang =Palauan
| transcription_name =
| legislature = 11th Olbiil Era Kelulau
| coa_pic = Seal of Palau.svg
| coa_res = 100px
| coa_alt =
| foundation = 
First Government Est. 1955

Gained Independence on 1 October 1994
| house_type = Bicameral
| body =
| houses = [[Senate of Palau|Senate]]<br />[[House of Delegates of Palau|House of Delegates]]
| leader1_type = President of the Senate
| leader1 = [[Hokkons Baules]]
| party1 = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| election1 =
| leader2_type =Speaker of the House
| leader2 =[[Sabino Anastacio]]
| party2 =[[Independent politician|Independent]]
| election2 =
| leader3_type =Chief of Staff
| leader3 =[[Landisang Kotaro]]
| party3 =
| election3 =
| members = 29 members (13 and 16)
| house1 = [[Senate of Palau|Senate]]
| house2 = [[House of Delegates of Palau|House of Delegates]]
| structure1 = Palau Senate.svg
| structure1_res = 250px
| structure1_alt =
| structure2 = Palau House of Delegates.svg
| structure2_res = 250px
| structure2_alt =
| political_groups1 = {{legend|#808080|Independent: 13 seats}}
| political_groups2 = {{legend|#808080|Independent: 16 seats}}
| committees1 =
| committees2 =
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| voting_system1 = [[single-seat]] [[constituency]]
| voting_system2 = [[Voting systems#Multiple-winner methods|multi-seat]] [[constituency]]
| last_election1 = [[2020 Palauan general election|3 November 2020]]
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| previous_election2 =
| session_room = File:Capitol-complex-melekeok-palau20071220 crop.jpg
| session_res = 250px
| session_alt =
| meeting_place = Olbiil era Kelulau building in the capitol complex, [[Ngerulmud]]
| website = [http://www.palauoek.com www.palauoek.com] [obsolete]
| footnotes =
| motto =
}}
{{Politics of Palau}}
[[Palau]] has a [[bicameralism|bicameral]] [[legislature]], the '''Palau National Congress''' ({{lang-pau|Olbiil era Kelulau}}), consisting of the [[House of Delegates of Palau|House of Delegates]] and the [[Senate of Palau]], which both sit at the [[Capitol of Palau|capitol complex]] in [[Ngerulmud]], [[Melekeok|Melekeok State]]. The House of Delegates has 16 members, each serving four-year terms in single-seat [[constituency|constituencies]]. The Senate has 13 members, also serving four-year terms in multi-seat constituencies. In the last elections, held in 2020, only non-partisans were elected; no [[political parties]] exist.

The congress is called Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK) in [[Palauan language|Palauan]] or “House of Whispered Decisions".<ref>{{Cite web|title=LibGuides: Laws of South Pacific Island Nations: Palau|url=https://law-hawaii.libguides.com/pacificislands/Palau|access-date=2020-11-04|website=law-hawaii.libguides.com|publisher=University of Hawaiʻi School of Law Library|language=en}}</ref> When it was founded, there were 18 senators. That number of them was changed in 1984 to 14. The number of senators changed again in 2000, when it was reduced drastically to 9. In 2008, it was raised once again, to 13.<ref name="Palau">[https://www.palauoek.com Welcome to the Palau National Congress Website!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103033320/https://www.palauoek.com/ }}, [[Republic of Palau]]</ref>

In 2018, the Senate President was Hokkons Baules, and Speaker was Sabino Anastacio.<ref name="Times">July 31, 2018 [http://islandtimes.us/palaus-national-congress-leaders-vocal-about-their-support-for-china/ Palau's National Congress leaders vocal about their support for China], ''Island Times''</ref>

==List of elections==
* [[1980 Palauan general election]]
*[[1984 Palauan general election]]
*[[1988 Palauan general election]]
*[[1992 Palauan general election]]
*[[1996 Palauan general election]]
*[[2000 Palauan general election]]
*[[2004 Palauan general election]]
*[[2008 Palauan general election]]
*[[2012 Palauan general election]]
*[[2016 Palauan general election]]
*[[2020 Palauan general election]]

==Palau Congressional Library==
Housed at the Palau National Congress, the [[Palau Congressional Library]] was founded on August 18, 1981. Headed as of 1996 by Congressional Librarian Harry Besebes, it has a 3000 item collection, with annual accessions of 350. The library employs 2 staff members, both professional librarians.

==See also==
* [[Politics of Palau]]
*[[Congress of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands]]
* [[List of legislatures by country]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190330083046/https://www.palauoek.com/?page_id=80 Palau National Congress]

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{{Legislatures of Oceania}}
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[[Category:Politics of Palau]]
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[[Category:1980 establishments in Palau]]

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