At stake in this election:

• The 14 seats in the Congress

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Emanuel MORI
• Head of Government: Head of Government Emanuel MORI
• Assembly: Micronesia has a unicameral Congress with 14 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by parliament to serve a 4-year term.
• In the Congress, 4 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 4-year terms and 10 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 2-year terms.***

*** The four proportional representation seats are elected at-large.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Independent(s): Non-Partisans*
  Leader: N/A

* No political parties currently exist in Micronesia, as such all candidates run as non-partisans. There are 21 candidates vying for the 10 seats.

Note: A list of winning candidates can be found here.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 103,718 (2013)
• Registered Voters: 92,000 (March 2011 est.)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 50,649 (2013)

·         Is Micronesia a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Micronesia ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (1 September 2004)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 0

·         Human Development Index Position: 123 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

·         Is Micronesia a signatory to CRPD: Yes (23 September 2011)

·         Has Micronesia ratified CRPD: No

·         Population with a disability: 15,557 (est.)