Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 6 March 2007,Congress IPU alongside a double referendum. Thirty-five candidates competed for the fourteen seats in Congress. As there were no political parties, all candidates ran as independents.
In the referendums voters were asked whether they approved of two proposed amendments to the constitution, both of which had been put forward in 2005 and rejected. These would give the states credit for their acts,Federated States of Micronesia, 6 March 2007: Binding decisions of the States themselves Direct Democracy and lift the ban on dual citizenship.Federated States of Micronesia, 6 March 2007: Lift the ban on dual citizenship Direct Democracy The proposed amendments required a 75% majority in at least three of the four states. However, whilst both proposals were approved by a majority of voters, the 75% threshold was only passed in Kosrae.
Results Congress PartyVotes%SeatsIndependents48,67310014Total48,67310014Registered voters/turnout92,57352.58–Source: IPU
Referendums States
ChoicePopular voteStatevoteVotes%For 661Against 343Invalid/blank votes ––Total 1004Registered voters/turnout –Source: Direct Democracy
Dual citizenship
ChoicePopular voteStatevoteVotes%For 641Against 363Invalid/blank votes ––Total 1004Registered voters/turnout –Source: Direct Democracy
References
External links Thirty five candidates certified for 2007 national elections Government of the Federated States of Micronesia