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Electoral Systems

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ES001

Head of State
Question:How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s): a. Head of State is the Head of Government
b. Directly elected in general elections (simple majority)
Comments: The president is both the head of state and the head of government. The presidency rotates every 4 years among the three islands. The President and the Vice President are elected together by universal, direct suffrage in a majority vote in one round. The primary election is held on the island of the current presidency and only those three candidates who have received the greatest number of votes may contest in the presidential election.
Source: Constitution, art. 12 - 13: http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/com128670.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/04/12
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ES002

Head of Government
Question:How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer: a. Directly elected in general elections (simple majority)
Comments: The president is both the head of state and the head of government. The presidency rotates every 4 years among the three islands. The President and the Vice President are elected together by universal, direct suffrage in a majority vote in one round. The primary election is held on the island of the current presidency and only those three candidates who have received the greatest number of votes may contest in the presidential election.
Source: Constitution, art. 13: http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/com128670.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/04/12
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ES003

President
Question:Does the country have a president?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments:
Source: Constitution, art. 12 - 18: http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/com128670.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/04/12
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ES004

Number of Chambers
Question:The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer: a. One chamber
Comments: The Assembly of the Union shall be the legislative body of the Union. It shall enact the statutes, including the statutes on the execution of the budget, adopt the budget and control the action of the Ministers and other members of the Government.
Source: Constitution, art. 19: http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/com128670.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/04/12
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ES005

Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question:What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s): a. Plurality (FPTP)
d. Two-Round System
Comments: The Assembly of the Union shall be composed of: •twenty-four (24) representatives of the nation elected by universal suffrage in single-member constituencies on the basis of majority voting in two rounds; representatives of the autonomous islands appointed by the Island Councils from among their ranks, at the number of three (3) for each autonomous island.
Source: Constitution, art. 20: http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/com128670.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/04/12
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